When Your Cruise Ship Is Your Home… and Suddenly It Isn’t
Two recent cruise disruptions remind us that even the best-planned voyages can end unexpectedly. But what happens when the…
Coral Princess Review: 16 Nights, Plenty of Charm, But Where Was the Princess Magic?
An honest look at 16 nights aboard Coral Princess, from the charm of traditional cruising and the historic Panama…
Live from Coral Princess: The Earthquake Was Scary. The Silence Was Harder.
Dispatches from Coral Princess – Panama Canal Cruise Most of us board a cruise believing we’ve planned for just…
Have Cruise Ships Become Too Good at Keeping Us Busy?
Sometimes the hardest part of a cruise vacation is remembering that we’re allowed to do nothing. There’s an old…
What’s Up with Cruise Ship Art Auctions?
Are there really deals to be found at sea, or is buying art just another part of the vacation…
Solo Cruising Is Exploding
Why More Travelers Are Sailing Alone than Ever Before For decades, the cruise industry focused almost entirely on couples…
Shorter, More Frequent Voyages Are Booming
Why Cruise Lines Are Betting Big on 3- and 4-Day Cruises For years, the traditional cruise vacation followed a…
Cruise Etiquette: Things Passengers Wish People Would Stop Doing
A Little Courtesy Goes a Long Way at Sea Cruises are supposed to be relaxing. That is kind of…
The Cruise Door Decoration Debate Is Getting Heated
Why the Cruise Door Decoration Debate is Growing The cruise door decoration debate is suddenly getting surprisingly heated. For…
Not Every Port is a Must-Do
When Staying On The Ship Makes Sense There was a time when we believed this without question: If the…