Think Europe is only a summer cruise destination? Think again. If you are tired of the sweltering heat, packed piazzas, and shoulder-to-shoulder museum tours, it is time to look at the off-season. Holland America Line just announced their new year-round Europe program on the beautiful Nieuw Statendam, and it is…
You've been sharing your cruise countdown on social media, luggage tags are printed, excursions are booked, and you've been obsessing over your Excel spreadsheet packing list. And then the email arrives... your cruise is canceled. It stings. But here's the thing: cruise cancellations happen more often than people realize, and…
Wow, it's day six already as this 7-day Alaskan sailing on the Disney Magic is winding down. This will be a bit of an unusual day: half sea day, half port day. We didn't arrive at our last destination, Ketchikan, until 2 PM. With all aboard at 7 PM, there's…
On this episode of ALONE: The Alaskan Frontier... day five of our 7-day Alaskan cruise on the Disney Magic finds us arriving in Icy Strait Point. The weather this morning was the best we've had since leaving Vancouver. Stepping out into mid-50s and sunshine with a projected high temperature in…
MSC Cruises is making history this summer and they're doing it with a whale watch on the bridge. The MSC Poesia is currently sailing its inaugural Alaska season out of Seattle, marking the first time MSC Cruises has ever deployed a ship to Alaska. That alone is a big deal.…
If you're cruising this year (2026), there's a good chance the alcohol policy for your cruise line looks a little different than it did a year or two ago. Several major lines have quietly updated their rules around what you can bring on board, what gets confiscated, and what fees…
Princess Cruises has confirmed it will not operate summer cruises in the Caribbean in 2027, moving ships out of Fort Lauderdale and Port Canaveral between April and October. The two ships at the center of this story are the Regal Princess and the Caribbean Princess both of which have been…
While yesterday would be considered a destination at sea day, today's the first actual port we'll visit this week on this 7-Day Alaska cruise on the Disney Magic: Skagway. What started as a late 1800s gold rush boomtown is now mainly a cruise destination. Disney Cruise Line describes this port…
You've seen the ads. A flash sale price of $199 per person for a Bahamas cruise. When hotels are charging that for a single night, a 3-day cruise sounds like you stumbled upon the deal of a lifetime, right? Well, you didn't and I'm here to show you why. The…
Today marks what most would consider the pinnacle day of an Alaskan cruise: glacier viewing. While technically a sea day, it's full of activities and offers some of the most spectacular sights you can imagine. Welcome to the Stikine Icecap! [caption id="attachment_93452" align="aligncenter" width="797"] Stikine Icecap. Photo credit: Disney Cruise…
