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  Guest post by the lovely Adrienne and her family! Deciding on this ship and itinerary This year I decided I wanted to do something different for the holidays. I …

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited onboard the gorgeous Caribbean Princess. It was a day of firsts, my first ship visit, and first time …

Hey hey, happy February!
Did you know that in the past when you boarded a cruise they’d give you a passenger list that listed everybody else on the cruise? I can’t imagine that happening today!
Important Announcements:
Icon of the Seas (the biggest ship in the world) has launched! There is a lot of content about the ship out there now but here are a couple of my favourites:
Dave from ShipMonk tries the ropes course/drop!​
Matt at Royal Caribbean Blog shared a full ship tour​
In Case You…

There is so much to see and do on a European cruise – and so much variety in the different counties and ports you can visit. If you are planning …

I recently booked a very cheap last-minute cruise on one of the oldest and smallest cruise ships around.  I booked this cruise just two weeks before the sailing – it …

I have been cruising (and testing cruise ship cookies) since I was 11 years old and in this guide, I will share with you the cookie options from all the …

You will often find stories in the news about the biggest, newest cruise ships. They have lots of exciting activities onboard to try, like Zip Lines and Go Karts – …

If you are taking a cruise you may be wondering what there is to do when onboard. Cruise ship entertainment varies a lot by cruise line but some common types …

I recently disembarked a cruise on one of the biggest and most exciting cruise ships in the entire world. I braved an 11-storey slide and went to a secret bar …

Book too early? The price may fall. Leave it too late? You may miss out completely! Knowing when to book a cruise can be tricky.
Generally speaking the cheapest time to book a cruise is as far in advance as possible (2-3 years sometimes) or last minute (60-90 days before the cruise).
At the 60-90 days pre-cruise mark there can be some great deals because this is when the cruise lines need the full payment from other guests, so they know for sure how many cabins they have to sell. It’s always…

Many people worry that cruise ships don’t have enough lifeboats if an emergency evacuation is needed. Evacuations from cruise ships by lifeboat are incredibly rare – but all cruise ships …

If you are taking a cruise you might be wondering if it’s worth buying a drinks package, I usually don’t and in this article, I will explain why. I rarely …

In an average year, 20 million people take a cruise and tens of thousands of them book a trip that is over 90 days long. These world cruises range up …

Smoking Everywhere! The days of being able to smoke freely onboard cruise ships are long gone. On the Titanic, there were a couple of non-smoking rooms, but apart from that, …

Normally if you take a cruise in a balcony cabin you can expect your own little private place where you can see out but nobody can see you. That isn’t …

On a recent sailing of Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, crew members encountered an unexpected surprise in one of the guest’s cabins, they found a cat, later named Ovie. …

I’ve recently disembarked a cruise on the biggest American cruise ship ever designed for the Chinese market. We sailed from Singapore to Tokyo and although I’ve cruised plenty of times …

I’ve just been on a cruise – staying in a balcony cabin that has a quirky downside that I’ve never encountered on a ship before.  The cruise lines don’t advertise …

I’ve just disembarked a cruise sailing in Asia and while onboard I was repeatedly served a Soda with an ingredient that I definitely didn’t order. It wasn’t listed on any …

I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the biggest cruise ships in the world that can hold well over 8,000 people. The ship I was sailing on was Symphony …