Just about 20 years ago, Galveston was a sleepy cruise port that was just getting started... definitely not a powerhouse in ...

Perhaps the most popular place to be on a cruise ship is poolside (most likely with a drink in your hand!), but a close ...

If you’re headed on a cruise, odds are that you’re traveling with your partner. And if that’s the case, then it’s almost sure that romance will be a part of your vacation. You certainly aren’t alone.

When it comes to cruising, it’s two major players that come to mind for most people: Royal Caribbean and Carnival. And when you think of these two cruise lines you likely envision their massive ships.

The cruise line, the cruise ship, the ports of call, schedule, price… there are a lot of factors that go into why passengers book a specific cruise. I doubt that days at sea ever factor into the ...

Normally by this time of year, there’s at least been a couple of hurricanes that cruise ships have had to navigate around. Well, it’s been an extremely quiet hurricane season, but Mother Nature isn’t ...

Flying in for your cruise? You’re definitely not alone. Cruises leave from every part of the country that has a coastline, so it’s likely you have a port within driving distance. But that doesn’t mean ...

When you’re on a cruise ship, it’s not just like any another vacation. You eat, sleep, and play on the ship. It’s literally your home away from home. So there’s actually a day-to-day life onboard that ...

At 216,000 gross tons, 1,093 feet, 22 decks and up to 6,700 passengers, MSC World America is the absolute biggest ship in the MSC fleet. It’s also the largest ship from any cruise line not named Royal ...

For years, Carnival had a simple loyalty plan for passengers. Its VIFP (Very Important Fun Person) program awarded one point for every night sailed. The more points earned over years of cruising, the ...

Despite pointed pushback from passengers, Carnival has officially rolled out its new loyalty program today. The old “VIFP” program is now out, replaced with the all-new Carnival Rewards. The new ...

There are cruise tips… and then there are the tips that normally don’t get discussed because, well, they are a bit weird. This one isn’t so much a tip as a weird thing to know that goes a bit against ...