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By: Sherry Laskin · March 5, 2023

Complete Guide to Cruise Ship Gratuities in 2023

Whether your cruise line calls them daily service fees, cruise ship gratuities or crew appreciation, it's simply tipping on a cruise. ...

By: Sherry Laskin · December 8, 2022

It can be an easy decision to choose an inside, oceanview or balcony stateroom. To find the best stateroom location, however, can be a ...

By: Sherry Laskin · November 7, 2022

After almost three years, I finally had the chance to return to Costa Maya in October 2022. Costa Maya has always been one of my favorite ...

By: Sherry Laskin · August 25, 2022

It’s been decades since I packed for my first cruise. Never one to leave anything behind, you’d think I packed for an around-the-world ...

By: Sherry Laskin · August 19, 2022

I love a port day San Juan, especially to visit Old San Juan to be exact. Almost every cruise to the eastern Caribbean includes a stop in ...

By: Sherry Laskin · August 18, 2022

For as long as I've been cruising (and that's a long time), I've never been charged a room service fee. Except of course, a couple of ...

By: Sherry Laskin · August 16, 2022

You're finally going to plan that long-awaited Alaska cruise. One question I'm often asked is, "do I need a passport for an Alaska ...

By: Sherry Laskin · August 15, 2022

On my first trip to Europe in 2005, when I told friends I would take a Cunard's Queen Mary 2 transatlantic crossing rather than fly, a lot of ...

By: Theresa Russell · August 6, 2022

One of the most exciting excursions to take on an Alaska cruise is to go whale watching. I have been fortunate to take whale-watching tours ...