“Isn’t October too late for the Mediterranean?” We’ve heard the question more than once — and we’ve answered it with bookings. Two of our five cruises sailed the Mediterranean in October: an 8-day MSC Fantasia… Lasīt tālāk »Mediterranean Cruise in October: Why Shoulder Season Wins
In June 2026, we spent two days in Athens before boarding our Greek Islands cruise — and it was my second visit to the city. The first time, years earlier, I stayed in Plaka and… Lasīt tālāk »Two Days in Athens Before a Cruise: Seeing the Athens Beyond Plaka
Two cruise ships can sail almost the same Caribbean itinerary, from almost the same port, in the same month — and one can cost three times more per night than the other. Is Royal Caribbean’s… Lasīt tālāk »Carnival vs Royal Caribbean vs MSC: What Each Ship Class Actually Costs
Every autumn, the cruise ships of the Mediterranean pack up and head west for the Caribbean winter — and for a few weeks, you can ride along. November is the heart of the westbound transatlantic… Lasīt tālāk »Transatlantic Cruise in November: What Crossing the Atlantic Is Really Like
Most “cruise mistakes” articles are written from a checklist. This one is written from receipts. Across five sailings — a transatlantic crossing, the Mediterranean, the Greek Islands twice, and the Mexican Riviera — we’ve made… Lasīt tālāk »10 Cruise Mistakes We Actually Made — So You Don’t Have To
Here’s the honest problem with cruise ships: the food never stops. Breakfast rolls into the late-morning buffet, lunch into afternoon pizza, dinner into the midnight snack — on our MSC sailings, something was available close… Lasīt tālāk »How Not to Overeat on a Cruise (Without Turning Your Holiday into a Diet)