cruise travel

Most travelers assume the biggest vulnerability with hotel and cruise safes is someone knowing the override code. Turns out some safes may also have another hidden way in. Years ago, …

Remember when we were on the brink of taking over Venezuela a few weeks back, and much of the Caribbean airspace was closed? Sure, rich people got stuck on islands …

Before Virgin Voyages let members book any cruise using Virgin Points, they tested the waters with limited-time offers on select sailings. Those early promotions offered unusually high value for Virgin …

The rules of being on a cruise ship may or may not be exactly the same as when you’re traveling from place to place by land or by air. And …

Florida has a lot to offer visitors. There are theme parks in Central Florida, as well as beautiful beaches on the west coast (facing the Gulf of Mexico), and, of …

When our Virgin Voyages cruise made a stop in Curaçao, we hadn’t booked a shore excursion in advance. But once onboard, we opted for a tour that included a visit …

More and more people are experiencing cruises for the first time. To put that into numbers, in 2024 alone, the cruise industry as a whole grew by 18.6% in revenue …

A while back, we wrote a piece about the perks you can potentially get if you stay in a hotel as someone who owns stock in said brand, or parent …

We’ve always been more into points and planes than ships and sea days. But over time, cruising has started to grow on us. My wife Sharon’s enthusiasm tends to drop …

When people on a cruise go out to visit ports, they’re usually dressed pretty casually. Of course, if they’ve done some research before their cruise, they hopefully know the countries …