Plan Your Cruise

By: Sherry Laskin · March 18, 2021

U.S. Passport Book vs Passport Card – Which One Should You Get?

If you're wondering, "Which should I get, a U.S. Passport Card or a Passport Book?", you're not the only one with that same question. On ...

By: Sherry Laskin · March 12, 2021

You’re sailing on another western Caribbean cruise heading back to Ocho Rios, Jamaica. On your last visit here, you climbed all 300-feet of ...

By: Sherry Laskin · February 11, 2021

There's a lot to be said for having your own private sleeper on an overnight train trip. An Amtrak Viewliner roomette is an affordable option and ...

By: Sherry Laskin · December 8, 2020

A Panama Canal cruise had been on my bucket list for a long time. Not only would it be transportation for me to get from the Atlantic to the ...

By: Sherry Laskin · September 13, 2020

I've been a solo cruiser for a very long time and almost always by choice. If you're just about ready to commit to your first solo cruise ...

By: Sherry Laskin · September 11, 2020

Cruising solo on a transatlantic crossing isn't your typical solo cruise experience. Because I don't fly, I've learned a lot on these long ...

By: Sherry Laskin · September 7, 2020

One day in Rome isn't nearly enough time to view every relic and ruin in this ancient metropolis. If you're cruising from Rome or just ...

By: Sherry Laskin · May 25, 2020

“It’s not really the middle of nowhere.” That’s what I find myself saying whenever someone declares, “I’d never go on a transatlantic ...

By: Sherry Laskin · May 18, 2020

Forty-one years ago on May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m., Mount St. Helens erupted. The enormous first eruption wasn't from the volcano's top, as you'd ...