After Drydock: New Mariner Of The Seas Features Coming Soon

Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas will enter drydock in May for her 6-week makeover. Returning to service on June 25th, the 138,000 ton Voyager class ship will sail three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries from her new home at Port Miami.  Today, we Read More …

Oceania Bistro To Be Rolled Out Fleetwide

Oceania Cruises is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year on their six intimate and luxurious ships that carry as few as 684 passengers.  With a reputation for offering an unrivaled vacation experience featuring the finest cuisine at sea, Oceania Cruises has expanded its Read More …

Carefully Curated Onboard Experiences Bring New Azamara Entertainment

Azamara Club Cruises has new onboard entertainment that would appear to be something quite unique for their growing fleet.  Partnering with Feinstein’s/54 Below, Magic City Opera and City Theatre supports Azamara’s commitment to enabling carefully-curated onboard experiences. Through the partnership Read More …

Wave Season, Round Two: The Pale Blue Of It

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 …

On The Horizon: Craft Beer Brewery & BBQ Smokehouse

New Carnival Horizon is set to debut in Europe in April.  On board, travelers will find everything they love about sister-ship Carnival Vista plus some bonus features including four new craft beers. Developed by Carnival’s expert brewmaster Colin Presby, the new brews Read More …

The Unexpected Windstar Cruises Family Day

People who work on water lead a life quite unlike their land-based counterparts. Hotels that float are like that. It’s a different life but one they signed on for. Still, leaving family behind can’t be easy. We get that. But Read More …

18 Thousand Words About Windstar Cruises Visiting Coron

I’m going to make this easy.  Every single day of our 14-day sailing with Windstar Cruises has been crafted to showcase the destinations we are visiting along the way.  Check off all the boxes on what we might like to Read More …

Unique Windstar Feature: Hugging Upon Boarding

Refection after travel is a good idea.  It makes sense to compare what we were promised before travel to the reality that resolved before our eyes.  Whatever the plan was, there were probably triumphant moments along the way. I’d like Read More …

8 After Christmas Cruise Sale Shopping Tricks

Unlike Black Friday and Cyber Monday, After Christmas Sales bring more than just one day only offers, allowing more time to buy.  Still, some of the urgency used for one-day sales can also be helpful when considering an After Christmas Read More …