Category: Cruise Tips

Too Many Holland America Cruisers Keep Getting This Wrong I’ve just spent 44 days out of the last 60 on board Holland America, where I saw way too many passenger mistakes,...

I Went On a $5,000 Off-Ship Machu Picchu Excursion. Here’s What Happened I abandoned my ship mid-cruise for three days to go on an off-ship Machu Picchu Excursion. But after I...

Secrets The Crew Want Us To Know About (And Some They DON’T!) It took some convincing to get cruise ship crew to open up about most things I’m going to talk...

Solo Cruise Tips: I’ve Done 87 Solo Cruises, And Here’s What No-One Else Is Warning You About Recently I have started to wonder if solo cruising is under threat because lines...

I Used To Swear By These Cruise Tips. Not Anymore (Here’s Why) On my last cruise by doing the opposite of what I used to recommend, instead of hanging around for...

10 Bucket List Cruises You Absolutely MUST Do Before You Die! If someone told me I could only ocean cruise 10 more times in my life, based on the two decades...

Cruise Fare Tracking Will Save You A Fortune. Here’s How To Do It If you’re not tracking your cruise fare after booking, there’s a very good chance you’re overpaying — and...

7 Cruises To Steer Clear Of These Days. And Why! I’ve spent a small fortune and two decades at sea to learn one thing: while most cruises are brilliant unfortunately some...

Adult Cruise Tips: These 5 Cruise Tips ONLY Work If You’re Over 21 With cruise lines these days obsessed with attracting first time cruisers and especially more families, even lines traditionally...

I’ve Done 5 Oceania Cruises. Here’s What No-one’s Warns You About! After cruising across every category of cruise line, I keep coming back to Oceania. I’ve cruised 5 times on all...

Small Ship Luxury Cruise Line Comparison: Who’s Best? In recent years, I’ve cruised on all five of the major small ship luxury lines, not just once, but multiple times on each....

WARNING: These 6 Overrated Cruise Tips Are Probably Costing You BIG TIME! I’m just back from a cruise on Explora Journeys Explora 2, and was disappointed how many passengers I met...

7 Cabin Checks Every Cruiser Must Do Before Unpacking (To Avoid Big Problems Later!) After 125 cruises, I’ve learned—often the hard way—that there are several things you must do the moment...

8 Popular Repositioning Cruise Beliefs That Are Completely Wrong (And What To Expect Instead) Repositioning cruises can look incredibly appealing. The fares are usually far lower than regular cruises, the itineraries...

I’ve Done 13 Ultra-Luxury Cruises. Here’s What No-One Tells You When we spend more on anything, a flight, a hotel, a car, we expect more. More options, more features, more everything....

Cruising This Year Will Be Very Different. Here’s 6 Reasons Why! If you’re thinking about cruising in the next year, it’s going to feel rather different from what we’ve been used...

I’ve Done 15 Caribbean Cruises. Here’s What No-One’s Telling You! When I took my very first Caribbean cruise 18 years ago, I had no idea how often I would return. Yet...

Regular Vs. Ultra-Luxury Cruises: The 4 Big Differences I DID NOT Expect! While most cruisers have not been on ultra-luxury cruise (yet?), all of us are intrigued and want to peek...