Author: Cruiser Evan
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Great Cruises for Guys
There are hundreds of different cruise vacations, so just about everyone, from young children to the elderly, can find some sort of trip that fits their requirements. It is therefore not surprising that there are a number of great cruises for guys in particular. Many cruises for guys, so-called, could of course be enjoyed by women as well, but overall they are themed in such a way as to appeal to men, and some necessarily target men and men alone (e.g., a bachelor party cruise). Below we detail some of the great cruises for guys out there, detailing what they are and pointing you in the direction of our previous treatments of specific types of cruises. Read more […] -
Panama Canal Cruises: What Does “Partial Transit” Mean?
If you have ever looked into cruises to the Panama Canal or transcanal cruises, you’ve probably seen the phrase “partial transit” (or potentially “partial crossing”). As you might have guessed, “partial transit” means that the cruise ship does not fully traverse the Panama Canal, but merely goes part of the way through it and then turns around, exiting through its point of entry. This is, in the simplest terms, what “partial transit” means in the context of a Panama Canal cruise. However, much more can be said about partial transit cruises of the Panama Canal, which is why we have dedicated an article to the subject. Exactly what does partial transit of the Panama Canal entail, and how can you go about booking one of these cruises? Read more […] -
All-Inclusive Cruises: Is Food Included, and is it “All You Can Eat?”
Modern-day cruises are in many ways celebrations of excess, and nowhere is this more evident than in the dining habits of many cruise vacationers. On most cruises, food is included in the fare for the voyage, meaning that “all you can eat” cruises are the industry norm, and people take advantage of it. Moreover, there is food available 24 hours a day on many cruise lines, so you can eat as much as you want at any time, night or day. However, even if you are on an “all you can eat” cruise (which, again, is basically any cruise), this doesn’t mean that all the food on board the ship is available to you free of charge. There are certain limitations on what can be eaten for free, and if you aren’t careful, you could end up paying for food even on a vacation that is nominally an all-inclusive cruise. Read more […] -
The Difference Between a Luxury Cruise Line and a Regular Cruise Line
The word “luxury” is somewhat hard to define. What is luxurious to some may not be luxurious to others, and not all industries attach the label “luxury” to their services and products in the same way. This should make outlining the difference between a luxury cruise line and a regular cruise line, our current focus, somewhat difficult. If it is hard to get a handle on what a luxury cruise line is, it’ll be difficult to contrast a luxury cruise line with a cruise line that does not advertise itself as such. So, how are we to go about outlining the differences between luxury cruise lines and regular cruise lines? Read more […] -
All-Inclusive Cruises: Is Alcohol Included, and is it “All You Can Drink?”
For good or ill, one of the primary reasons people want to take all-inclusive cruises is for the unlimited supply of alcohol. When you are on an all-inclusive cruise with alcohol included – these are sometimes labeled “all you can drink” cruises – you can rack up as large of a bar tab as you want and never have to worry about paying it. However, it is important to note that not every all-inclusive cruise includes unlimited alcohol, and also that some regular cruises (i.e., non-all-inclusive cruises) offer “all you can drink” packages for an extra fee. To sort this out, we have compiled a guide to alcohol and all-inclusive cruises which will point you to cruises on which you can drink an unlimited amount of alcohol. Read more […] -
All-Inclusive Cruises: Which Cruise Lines Offer Them?
Essentially all cruise lines offer all-inclusive cruises, at least if you define “all-inclusive” in the most minimal way possible, where this term only means that room and (basic) board is covered by your cruise fair. If you define all-inclusive cruises extremely robustly, such that every cost associated with the cruise is included in the fare price, then there are practically no all-inclusive cruises. This much we covered in our overview of all-inclusive cruises. In the present article we list the cruise lines that offer something like an all-inclusive cruise. The cruise line needn’t cover every expense to warrant inclusion in our list, but they can’t merely give you a room on board the ship and a free meal and count themselves as all-inclusive cruises. With this guiding principle in mind, which cruise lines offer all-inclusive cruises? Read more […]
