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 …

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 …

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 …

New Miami Cruise Terminal Promises Even Faster Embarkation

Norwegian Cruise Line will build a new terminal at PortMiami, scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. That new Miami cruise terminal construction is timed to  be done just in time to check in passengers for Norwegian Encore, the Read More …

Introducing Australia Expedition Cruising

Tourism Western Australia has a new way to see the land down under: an expedition cruise. Kimberley Expedition Cruising is introducing one of the world’s last true wilderness areas, the Kimberley region in Australia’s North West.  Let’s start with this Australia expedition cruising Read More …

Windstar Cruises In The Philippines: Crystal Clear Coron

Coron is a place in the Philippines known for its World War II deposit of sunken ships for which divers come from all over the world to see. But those above the water line have a lot to like here Read More …