Our take on current news stories that concern cruises travelers as well as suggested sources of cruise information
We have been following along on a cruise line story that caught our attention several years ago. Holland America President Orlando Ashford, then new to Holland America Line had taken into account the line’s history, where it had been and where it Read More …
One solid month into the 2018 cruise buying ‘wave season’, that time of the year when many travelers choose and buy a cruise, and we’re off to a solid start. Still, following historic pricing trends, it’s time for Wave Season, Read More …
We talk a lot here about destination immersion, mainly because that’s a big focus for cruise lines with ships of all sizes. Smaller ocean cruising ships take travelers to out of the way places big ships can’t go. Big ships Read More …
During times of crisis in parts of the country that feature a home embarkation port, cruise lines often come to the aid of local emergency services. Catastrophic disaster as we see in Texas stretches even the best-planned resources to their Read More …
A recent announcement by Carnival Cruise Line to offer a pay-over-time program makes sense. As an affordable vacation option, Carnival has enabled many North Americans to experience international travel beyond their borders who might not have done so otherwise. Some Read More …
The entire month of June, Royal Caribbean International will feature triple dip offer of savings, just in time for family cruise season. We begin with the savings: Buy One Guest, Get Second Guest 60% Off 30% Savings for third and fourth Read More …
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Viking Cruises, parent to Viking River Cruises and Viking Ocean Cruises. Beginning in 1997, the carefully-planned growth of Viking River Cruises has made the fleet of Viking Longships the largest in the world. Rightfully Read More …
On our glorious sailing through the Caribbean with Viking Ocean Cruises, one part of it all that was different from sailing with Viking in other parts of the world: No international airfare was needed. We even stayed in the same Read More …
As Internet connections on ships at sea become more efficient, cruise travelers have more options for how to communicate both within the ship and with the outside world. Becoming commonplace, shipwide Wi-Fi connections are strong and support speedy connection to Read More …