I’m going to be blunt here from the very beginning, because honestly, if you can’t handle straight talk, you shouldn’t be reading this in the first place. So, are you ready? Here goes: If you take a cruise and you don’t purchase travel insurance to go with it, you’re a fool.
Continue Reading...One of the confusing aspects of booking cruise travel is all of the various cabin categories on offer. Each line has different category codes, and telling an E1 from a BB can be challenging when all you know is that you want a balcony cabin. However, the most confusing one of all seems to be [...]
Continue Reading...If there’s one topic that’s sure to spark a firestorm of chatter among cruisers, it’s the topic of tipping. All of the mass market cruise lines and some of the luxury lines as well charge some sort of daily fee for the services provided to you as you’re being pampered on the ship. Some call [...]
Continue Reading...People often ask, “What about motion sickness? Won’t I be nauseous on a cruise ship?” The short answer is: Not necessarily. Yes, you’re on a ship, and by their very nature, they move. The difference between a modern cruise ship and, say, a ferry or a sailboat is vast.
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