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4 New Hotels That Have Opened By Miami’s Downtown Cruise Port

Miami's beautiful beaches tend to hog the attention when it comes to Miami #vacationgoals. That love is well-deserved, but a handful of new hotels in downtown Miami, a few miles across Biscayne Bay, are giving visitors to the Magic City, a few more reasons to stay off the beach. For cruisers, staying downtown can be…

May 5, 2024244Views

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Can Passengers Bring Cannabis on Cruise Ships? What to Know About Pot and Cruising

Now that recreational marijuana is permitted in nearly half of U.S. states and counting, a reasonable assumption might be that pot is legal to use on a cruise ship that boards in a state where cannabis is no longer outlawed. But that assumption is not correct, and this year Carnival Cruise Line has been vocal…

May 4, 2024198Views

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Avoid Cruise Ship Port Crowds By Using These Websites and Strategies

Some places lose their charm when they're inundated with cruise ship passengers. Use these tools to know when the quiet days are. Now you see them, now you don’t. Like flash mobs, cruise crowds can seemingly pop out of nowhere, flooding down gangplanks and transforming serene port…

May 4, 2024164Views

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Small-Ship Mediterranean Cruise: 9 Things to Remember About Life on Board

In this trip report from one of the boutique cruise ships in the Greek Islands, travelers are reminded of the many ways the small ship cruising experience is nothing like the big major lines. If you want a Greek islands experience that's intimate, explores lesser-seen sun-and-sand destinations,…

May 2, 2024188Views

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What Not to Bring on a Cruise: Surprising Prohibited Items

Going on a cruise sometimes feels like entering a parallel universe—after all, where else is it considered socially acceptable to have soft-serve ice cream and a beer for breakfast? The unique social mores of cruising extend to packing. Or, more precisely, to not packing the items prohibited aboard cruise ships. Some of the things you’re…

May 2, 2024258Views

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Norwegian Cruise Line to Add Solo Cabins to All of Its Ships by January

Norwegian Cruise Line, which led the cruise industry by designing special cabins for people traveling on their own starting in 2010, has announced that as of January 4, 2024, all of the line's 19 ships will offer staterooms specifically designated for solo travelers. The move will mean that almost 1,000 more cabins will be sold…

May 1, 2024138Views

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Cruise line company trading on NYSE

Aerial view of the Viking Jupiter cruise ship anchored in the port of Montevideo, on January 5, 2022. Ivan Pisarenko | AFP | Getty Images Viking is not your typical cruise operator. Aboard its smaller, upscale vessels, you won't find any kids. In fact, the cruise line doesn't hide the fact that it is going…

May 1, 2024173Views

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A Cruise on Maine’s Coast with American Cruise Lines: Our Review

Heidi Sarna is the cofounder of QuirkyCruise.com, a guide to small-ship cruising. From popular Pacific Northwest routes along the Columbia and Snake rivers to sailings on the Mississippi and its tributaries, American Cruise Lines (ACL) offers an impressive array of river and coastal cruises in the United States. In addition to the marquee voyages…

April 30, 2024300Views

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The Best Cruise Lines with Solo Cabins (and the Best Cruises for Singles)

It used to cost a small fortune if you wanted a cruise cabin to yourself, as you were basically paying the price for two people. But then solo cruising became one of the hottest trends in travel. Indeed, Google searches for “solo cruises” by U.S. users have recently more than doubled. “I've seen an increase year…

April 29, 2024183Views

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Star Clippers’ Cruise Along Panama and Costa Rica: What to Expect

Our review of a Star Clippers cruise that sets sail aboard a traditional tall ship along the Pacific Coast of Central America Heidi Sarna is the co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com, a guide to small-ship cruising. For more than 30 years, Star Clippers has offered small-ship cruising in the…

April 28, 2024161Views