Recently, travel agents have been fielding calls, emails and/or texts asking “Will any of the Caribbean ports be open by the time I sail?” For the most part, the answer is a resounding “Yes!” without hesitation. Cruise lines, local governments, Read More …
One of the best parts of seeing the world by ship is the safe and secure environment that vessel provides. By river or sea, we go off exploring on a tour or by ourselves then return to our home away Read More …
Often an area of concern for first time river cruise travelers, security seems rather relaxed compared to big ship ocean-sailing options. Passengers walk on and off river cruise ships without the layer of security designed to keep them safe when Read More …
Turkey wants cruise ships back. Most major cruise line brands have been skipping Istanbul then Kudashi, taking two of the most interesting ports of call in the area off itineraries. While we found Istanbul to be safe as well as Read More …
There are a variety of travel topics that bear repeating and updating from time to time. Packing lists from ten years ago should probably replace “suitcase full of books” with “download books on iPad”. Tips on using a “cell phone” Read More …
Traveling from Orlando to Istanbul we passed through three airports. In Orlando, with Spring breakers mostly all back to school, security checkpoints were rolling along about as they always do. At New York’s JFK, the situation was about as always; Read More …
Depending on who we listen to, the hurricane forecast for 2015 looks pretty good. ‘Pretty good’ meaning not as much cause for concern as normal on the part of cruise travelers sailing from an east coast port of embarkation. Marking Read More …
It seems like every day I talk to or hear about someone else who has had their credit card number compromised. Yes, protections are in place to prevent unauthorized charges from being made and credit card companies are good about Read More …
A little talked about but rather significant benefit of sailing on cruise ships that hold as many passengers as a small town is security, on a number of fronts. Guests punch on and off ships with coded identification cards that Read More …