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As a non-smoker, I applaud Celebrity Cruises for introducing their new more restrictive smoking policy. While I was “OK” with the old policy, I feel the new policy will make my family’s next cruise experience even more pleasant. The new restriction on in cabin and balcony smoking should also provide a safer environment [...]

Many times when I talk about my love for cruising, I hear by from non-cruisers “Oh, I think I would be so bored on a cruise ship.” I can honestly say that the only people who could possibly be bored on a cruise ship are the people who probably would be [...]

A passenger who booked a standard cabin on NCL has filed suit against the cruise line for not disclosing that booking a standard cabin made it nearly impossible for her to get a specialty dinner reservation.

According to an article on travel website galding.com, the woman and her family claim that because dinner seating [...]

As a non-smoker, I applaud Celebrity Cruises for introducing their new more restrictive smoking policy. While I was “OK” with the old policy, I feel the new policy will make my family’s next cruise experience even more pleasant. The new restriction on in cabin and balcony smoking should also provide a safer environment [...]

Here at Cruise Talk Central, we are always looking for helpful web sites for cruisers. One frequently asked question is “How much should I tip?” We’ve put that information here at Cruise Talk in a chart that explains the tipping policies and suggested amounts for various cruise lines. In addition, [...]

There is great news for all of you who prefer a more casual cruise and disappointing news for those who prefer some of the more formal traditions of cruising. Carnival has just updated their dress code to allow dress shorts in the dining room during the casual evenings. They are no [...]

Here at Cruise Talk Central, we are always looking for helpful web sites for cruisers. One frequently asked question is “How much should I tip?” We’ve put that information here at Cruise Talk in a chart that explains the tipping policies and suggested amounts for various cruise lines. In addition, [...]

For cruisers who sail with the traditional cruise lines that still have two set dinner times, they need to be ready to decide which dining time they want when they book their cruise. Years ago, this was usually done upon embarkation, but in today’s computerized information world the cruise lines like to have [...]

Of all of our cruise excursions including Snorkeling at Trunk Bay in St Johns, Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, The Marigalante Pirate Boat in Mexico, Night Clubs in San Juan, Cliff Diving in Acapulco, etc, the winner of the best all time excursion goes to The Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter Tour in Juneau, Alaska.

We [...]

I think I can easily say that the highlight of our trip to Hawaii was our charter boat ride from Kuailua, Kona to Keleakua Bay. As a family of four, we wanted to try both fishing and snorkeling. When looking at charter fishing options, Kona Sea Sports was one of the few Kona [...]

We have put together some more great cruise videos for our readers. These were filmed during our late 2006 cruise to the Mexican Riviera. There are port tours of Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Acapulco and Zihuatenejo. We’ve also included our favorite part of the cruise experience, the Sail [...]

I’ve mentioned in several articles that we are most likely going to be taking a cruise out of Barcelona this coming fall. When considering all of our cruise options, I’ve been trying to decide where to stay, what to see and what to do in Barcelona.

The first thing I noticed [...]

A passenger who booked a standard cabin on NCL has filed suit against the cruise line for not disclosing that booking a standard cabin made it nearly impossible for her to get a specialty dinner reservation.

According to an article on travel website galding.com, the woman and her family claim that because dinner seating [...]

Many times when I talk about my love for cruising, I hear by from non-cruisers “Oh, I think I would be so bored on a cruise ship.” I can honestly say that the only people who could possibly be bored on a cruise ship are the people who probably would be [...]