Travel Security: Meet Juice Jacking

“Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels or shopping centers,” the FBI’s Denver Twitter account said. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices. Carry your own charger and Read More …

Allergy Sensitive Travel Gear: Start Here

Travel can be a wonderful part of life, regardless of where we go or how we get there.  We don’t have to wander far to benefit from travel either. Simply being in a different place, just a bit further than our Read More …

Travel Gear Review: The Perfect Travel Blazer

It’s been a long and winding road I’ve been on to find the perfect travel blazer. The journey goes back decades and includes a diverse cast of characters.  Along the way, the world changed, popular style evolved and buying stuff became easier Read More …

Solid Viking Value, Quality Continue Evolution, Smartly

Another question asked as we sail comes from Polly & Tim from Denver who will be sailing with Viking Cruises later this year. Should I pre-tip on my Viking cruise like I do on any other cruise? If so, how Read More …

Repurposed For Travel: Kraken Pro Razer Headphones

Once on the cruise ship, we have a high degree of confidence in the ability of cruise lines to take good care of travelers.  But we have to get there first and that often means flying.  After trying a number of Read More …

The Late Delivery Effect: When Cruise Ships Are Not Built On Time

Scenic Cruises recently made an announcement we don’t hear very often: the new ship they are building will not be ready on time.  More commonly reported on this topic: lots of ships across nearly all cruise brands are coming our way Read More …

Carnival San Diego 2020 Booking Season Open, Choosing Difficult

Carnival Cruise Line returns to the Port of San Diego for the first time in seven years when Carnival Miracle arrives in late 2019.  2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle will sail a schedule of three- to 15-day voyages from San Diego from December 2019 to February 2020 starting Read More …

Cruise Bored? Perhaps Something Different Is In Order

Developing local embarkation ports around North America, cruise lines have made it easier for cruise travelers to make it from home to the ship. Flying or driving from home to the embarkation port takes costs less and takes less time Read More …

18 Thousand Words About Windstar Cruises Visiting Coron

I’m going to make this easy.  Every single day of our 14-day sailing with Windstar Cruises has been crafted to showcase the destinations we are visiting along the way.  Check off all the boxes on what we might like to Read More …