No Joke: NCL Suggested Gratuities Increase April 1

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is raising the amount of their suggested idaily service charges.  Effective April 1, 2018. NCL suggested gratuities increase, a little bit. Not much. AKA ‘suggested daily service charges’, the program aims to make it easy for Read More …

New Carnival Paradise Back And Better Than Ever…I Am A Little Bit Sorry To Say

Carnival Paradise is back in service today, sailing from Port Tampa Bay.  An extensive dry dock added a variety of spaces and innovations, including a water park, new staterooms, balconies added to existing accommodations, and a bunch of exciting food Read More …

Our Last Trip, The Windstar Instagram Version

Windstar Cruises Best Of The Philippines & Borneo cruise sailed from Singapore to Hong Kong on a 14-night adventure packed full of authentic destination experiences. As we sailed, every day also brought a new tour of a land we fell Read More …

18 Ventures By Seabourn To Like As Much As Their Lovely Cruise Ships

Seabourn is headed back to Alaska and British Columbia this year with an exciting lineup of guided Ventures by Seabourn. The new excursions for 2018 invite cruise travelers to explore the natural beauty and wildlife of The Last Frontier and Read More …

Cunard World Space Week Focus Lauds Exploration, Curiosity

Cunard has embraced the sky more than any other cruise line. The only cruise ship with an onboard planetarium: Cunard’s Queen Mary 2.  That singular feature brings good reason to celebrate Cunard World Space Week aboard the celebrated liner this Read More …

Three Outstanding Cruise Deals Targeting Families & Groups

If outstanding cruise deals seem to be happening all the time. There is a good reason for that: they are.  Cruise lines constantly promote what they do as the one choice we need to make.  Complete one-stop shopping.  Still, for Read More …

Africa River Cruise On Sale

To many cruise travelers, ‘river cruising’ first means an up-close view of history on a European river cruise.  Secondary thoughts turn to North America, Asia and Africa.  CroisiEurope recently launched its first-ever Africa river cruise schedule with land-and-cruise packages through South Africa, Read More …