More than 240 people on board the Queen Mary 2 fell ill during what was supposed to be a luxurious, month-long voyage across the Atlantic. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 224 passengers and 17…
If you’ve cruised recently, chances are you’ve seen a small rubber duck peeking out from a railing or plant. That little toy is part of a tradition that began in 2018, when a young girl named Abby hid a few…
Cruise lines would have you believe the drink package buys you freedom. It doesn’t. I discovered that by skipping the “drink as much as you like” mentality, I actually enjoyed one of the best cruises of my life. I laughed…
I thought I’d cracked the code. Buy the drink package, sip guilt-free, and save a fortune. But by day three, I was bleary-eyed at the pool, nursing a hangover, and thinking about that next cocktail because I had to “break…
Every cruise group online swears they’ve cracked the code to saving money at sea. “You can beat the system,” they say—skip the drink package, dodge gratuities, and eat at the buffet. Sure, that’s fine for some. But me? I want…
Ever wondered what those smiling cruise ship workers actually earn while sailing around the world? It’s a question many cruisers think about but rarely get a straight answer to. Life at sea looks glamorous from the outside, but the reality…
Most cruisers follow the same script every port day: up early, off the ship, and all day ashore. Then they drag themselves back to the ship, sunburned, exhausted, stressed, and broke. I’ve learned the best port days aren’t about where…
Let’s be honest—who hasn’t left food on their plate at the buffet? Maybe the curry looked better than it tasted. Maybe you filled a second plate because, well, you could. Multiply that by 5,000 passengers, and you start to see…
Something strange is happening at sea. Cruises still sparkle with neon lights, endless buffets, and bigger-than-ever ships—but ask anyone who’s sailed for years, and they’ll tell you: something’s gone missing. They can’t quite name it. It’s not the lobster tails…
A fun day at sea turned terrifying when a cruise passenger suddenly stopped moving halfway through a slide hanging over the ocean. The moment, captured in a 13-second TikTok clip, shows the woman trapped inside the transparent tube, suspended high…
What if the best cruises aren’t the ones where you follow the rules—but the ones where you quietly break them? I’m not talking about getting kicked off the ship. I mean ignoring those “unwritten” cruise commandments everyone swears by—the ones…
Everyone says you should follow buffet rules. Wait your turn. Don’t cut the line. Don’t waste food. But what if the happiest cruisers are the ones quietly breaking them? We’re not talking about being rude or wasteful. I’m talking about…