The Whale on the Bow: Why Alaska Cruise Ships Keep Docking With Dead Fin Whales
Norwegian Joy docked in Sitka with a dead fin whale on her bulbous bow. It is the second this Alaska season, the fourth since 2016, and here is why.
Please Don’t Come: Royal Caribbean’s Year of Overbooked Cruises
Royal Caribbean has oversold at least nine 2026 sailings and is now paying Allure of the Seas guests to stay home. Here's why, and what you're owed.
Banned for Card Counting? The Gambler Suing Royal Caribbean Over Five Free Cruises
Royal Caribbean gave a gambler five free cruises, then turned his family away in Brisbane. What the tribunal decision actually says.
The “Love Boat” Turned “Vomit Comet”: Inside the AIDAdiva Norovirus Outbreak
Norovirus hit 106 passengers on AIDAdiva's 133-day world cruise. What the CDC data shows, why ships are perfect for the virus, and how to avoid catching it.
They Came Back From a Cruise to a Car Full of Baby Spiders. Nobody Owes Them a Thing.
Baby spiders swarmed cars in the Galveston cruise terminal lot. Why it happens every September, and why no port, line or insurer owes you a cleanup.
Cairns Spent A$127 Million to Fit Bigger Cruise Ships. Then the Mud Came Back.
Three Carnival sailings in three weeks were turned away, diverted or cut short at Cairns because the shipping channel silted up. Here is why, and what it means for you.
“Where’s My $1,100?” The Cruise Hot Tub Showdown and the Booking Trap Behind It
A viral MSC Seascape hot tub confrontation over $998 in Venmo payments: both sides of the story, and how to share a cabin without getting burned.