Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking
Cruise Cabin Checks Everyone Should Do BEFORE Unpacking No matter what type of cabin I’m cruising in, I do a series of checks the minute I get in. They’ve unlocked perks, they’ve even...
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Critical Questions To Ask When Booking A Cruise From Now On
Critical Questions To Ask When Booking A Cruise From Now On Have you booked, or are thinking of booking cruises for next year or beyond? You need to proceed carefully if you are....
The Worst Mediterranean Cruise Ports Are Also The Best
The Worst Mediterranean Cruise Ports Are Also The Best I was helping my friend Winnie plan her first Mediterranean cruise recently. She said she wanted a cruise that went to the best ports and...
7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know
7 Things Every First-Time Cruise Passenger Should Know When I started cruising, I made loads of mistakes. And it saddens me that when I go cruising today, I meet so many first-time cruisers still...
A Lot That Can Go Wrong On An Alaska Cruise. Here’s How To Avoid That Happening
There’s A Lot That Can Go Wrong On An Alaska Cruise The stakes are high. For you it may be a once in a lifetime trip you’ve been dreaming of. Or if you’re returning...
What Went Right And Wrong On My Alaska Cruise? And What You Can Learn From it!
What Went Right And Wrong On My Alaska Cruise? Before the pandemic shutdown, I booked a North to South Alaska cruise on Princess Cruises, from Whittier, near Anchorage to Vancouver. Firstly, because I thought...
I’ve Changed My Mind About Cruise Gratuities. Here’s Why
Cruise Gratuities On my last cruise, a Queen Mary 2 crossing, I was nervous about disembarkation. Not because the trip was ending. I was apprehensive about a potentially uncomfortable encounter with my cabin steward....
8 Cruise Line Secrets Staring Us In The Face. But We Don’t See
8 Cruise Line Secrets Staring Us In The Face It was 10 o’clock in the evening on a Viking cruise. I was chatting to the cruise director when an innocuous announcement came over the...
How to get a cabin upgrade on a cruise: 9 ways that work for me
How to get a cabin upgrade on a cruise: 9 ways that work for me I get upgraded more than most cruise passengers because I don’t use the most common ways other cruisers chase...
Things That Make No Sense On A Cruise Ship
Things That Make No Sense On A Cruise Ship This was all sparked by a swimming pool on Virgin Voyages Scarlett Lady. Just after I boarded, I was looking at the pool wondering why...
12 Things You Should Never Do In Your Cruise Cabin. And Why!
12 Things You Should Never Do In Your Cruise Cabin A German couple, Renate and her husband Volker, were thrown off a Mein Schiff cruise for something they did in their cruise cabin that...
