Every cruise terminal has a moment the brochures leave out. Your bag goes through the scanner, a security officer lifts the lid, and something you packed without a second thought comes out and does not go back in. It is…
Most lines allow one bottle of wine per adult and ban beer and liquor. We checked 12 cruise lines' own rules, fees and the exceptions.
AIDAperla just snapped its lines in Le Havre, and she's not alone. Here's why giant cruise ships keep breaking free from the dock, and what to do if yours does.
“The cruise industry is booming” is one of those claims everybody repeats and nobody sources. The numbers behind it do exist, and they are published once a year by the industry’s own trade body. They are more interesting than the…
Most cruise budgeting advice is about finding a cheap fare. That is the easy half, and it is the half that misleads people, because the fare is the one cost you can see before you book. The costs that wreck…
Embarkation day has a reputation for chaos it does not quite deserve. The process is the same on almost every ship, it is governed in places by international law rather than company preference, and the handful of things that genuinely…
Anthem's sprinklers soaked the shops and closed the casino. Here's how ship fire systems work, and what you're owed when your stuff gets drenched.
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.
No US cruise line will stop you boarding without it. But the ticket contract says you pay for every doctor, hospital and helicopter. We read all five plans.
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.
