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)
We’ve been to Santorini twice from a cruise ship. The first time, in October 2025, we queued three hours for the cable car and gave up on the town itself just to make it back… Lasīt tālāk »Santorini from a Cruise Ship: A 3-Hour Queue, Then None at All