Once Nearing Extinction, Cruise Ship Libraries Are Back

On a long sailing with a number of days at sea, cruise travelers go about occupying their time a number of ways.  Onboard programming is designed to fill that time with seminars, activities, and demonstrations. Some passengers get into those Read More …

Interesting Viking Cruise Itineraries Bring New Travel Choices

Destination-focused cruise lines continue to differentiate themselves from one another a number of ways.  Royal Caribbean International’s diverse fleet of ships is split into seven different classes, each with a unique personality of its own. Carnival Cruise Line continues delivering Read More …

Our Flawless Viking River Cruise Story

Our Summer 2017 trip to Europe brought us back to Viking River Cruises for a 15-day Grand European Tour.  It had been a while since we sailed with Viking on the river, recently devoting a lot of time to Viking Read More …

Getting To Europe For Our Viking River Cruise

As we travel with Viking River Cruises, we’re reporting back a number of ways including live reports on Cruise Radio’s new River Cruise Radio.  In this episode, we talk about getting to Budapest to begin our 15-day Grand European Tour Read More …

FUNstruction Begins At Long Beach Cruise Terminal

Carnival Cruise Line is the only major cruise brand with three ships sailing from the west coast’s Long Beach Cruise Terminal, the only privately operated cruise terminal in the United States.  Now, the world’s most popular cruise line will begin a Read More …

Viking Resident Historians Sustain Quest To Reinvent Cruise Travel

Last summer, Viking Cruises sailed to the Caribbean for the first time and we were there.  Viking Star and twin-sister Viking Sea had been reinventing ocean cruising around the world, sailing the Mediterranean and the Baltics since their launch.  Reports coming back from Read More …

Focused Cruise Options Bring Unique Traveler Challenges

Cruise travel offers access to nearly the entire planet in safety and comfort, moreso now than ever before.   Regardless of which cruise line we choose, comparable travel any other way continues to be less efficient and more expensive.  As an ongoing Read More …

Things I Forgot To Tell My Friends Before Their River Cruise

Our entire purpose for being here is to paint a vivid picture of what it is like to travel with any cruise line, from A to Z.   We talk a lot about packing, planning, preparing, cuisine, airlines and airfare, Read More …