Scam Emails Knew Their Names, Ships and Booking Numbers. Norwegian Says Don’t Click.
Fake Norwegian Cruise Line emails quoted real booking numbers and asked guests to verify their card. What NCL says, why it works, and what to do.
6 Must-Know Cruise Hacks
Six legal cruise hacks backed by the lines' own rules: special rates, add-on rebooking, airplane mode, ship time, magnetic hooks and onboard booking.
Is the Drink Package Worth It on a Cruise? The Break-Even Math, Line by Line
How many drinks a day make a cruise drink package pay off? Break-even math for Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Princess and Norwegian, from their own rules.
Cruise vs Land Holiday: What Is Actually in the Price
Almost every cruise-versus-land comparison starts in the wrong place: it puts a cruise fare next to a hotel rate and declares a winner. Those two numbers are not the same kind of number. One of them already contains your bed,…
Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean Cruise Fleet: The Full Record
At 1:00pm Eastern on Tuesday 28 October 2025, the National Hurricane Center issued a special update in capital letters: “CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MAKES LANDFALL IN JAMAICA…ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE LANDFALLS ON RECORD IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.” The storm…
Cruise Disasters: What the Official Reports Actually Found
Search for cruise disasters and you will find the same ten stories, told the same way, with no ship named and no date given. “The cruise ship that lost power and drifted for days.” “The massive wave that crashed through…
Can You Bring Starlink on a Cruise? What Happens When Security Finds It
Every major cruise line bans passenger satellite gear - but their lists say wildly different things. What each one actually prohibits, and what happens at the pier.
What Happens If Your Cruise Is Cancelled Due to a Hurricane? Refunds, Credits and the Fine Print
Hurricane cancel your cruise? What you're owed if the line cancels, shortens or extends your trip, why cancelling yourself costs, and when insurance pays.
How Much Does a Cruise Ship Cost to Build? What the Loan Papers Reveal
A large cruise ship costs $1-3 billion. We traced the real prices to SEC loan filings - and they show costs up about 50% in six years.
How Much Does a Cruise Cost Per Person? We Did the Sums From the Cruise Lines’ Own Books
The audited answer: about $293 per person, per day. We divided $54.4bn of revenue by 185.5m passenger days from Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian.