Author: Cruiser Evan
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Disney Cruises: A Close Look at Disney Cruise Line
Disney cruises are obviously cruises offered by Disney Cruise Line. While we have written about this cruise line before, covering the Disney cruise ships and Disney cruise line specials, we haven’t discussed the actual Disney cruises you can take in great depth. Since Disney “only” operates four ships, it is actually manageable to examine all the Disney cruises, at least in broad outline, and that is precisely what we do below. What Disney cruises can you take? Read more […] -
Cruises from Port Everglades
You may have never heard of any cruises from Port Everglades, but you probably have heard of cruises from Fort Lauderdale. In fact, they are one and the same, as Port Everglades is simply the the name of the port in Fort Lauderdale (which is also called, as one might imagine, the Port of Fort Lauderdale). Thus, cruises from Port Everglades are cruises from Fort Lauderdale, and if you’re familiar with the latter you are familiar with the former. Below we supply some basic information about the cruises form Port Everglades, which is one of the top three cruise ports in the world. Read more […] -
The Port City of Fort Lauderdale in the Everglades: Things to See and Do When You Are Leaving on a Cruise
Simply by virtue of being in Florida, the state at the center of the American cruise industry, the Port of Fort Lauderdale (also called Port Everglades) is a hub for cruising. Forty-two cruise ships run by eight major cruise lines have a presence in Fort Lauderdale, and if you are planning any sort of Caribbean cruise, there is a fairly good chance you’ll leave from the Fort Lauderdale Port. Indeed, if you are planning any cruise that could benefit from a departure point on the southeast coast of Florida, you could find yourself in Fort Lauderdale. Given the city’s central importance to cruise vacationers, we thought it would be helpful to explain what you can see and do in the port city of Fort Lauderdale. You’ll likely have some time to kill before or after you cruise, so you may as well spend that time seeing the sights of Fort Lauderdale. Read more […] -
Princess Cruise Lines: An Overview
We have written this article and given it the title “Princess Cruise Lines” primarily to clear up a confusion. There is actually no Princess Cruise Lines – plenty of people search for it, but technically no company goes by that name – but there is a Princess Cruises, the “Love Boat” cruise line because one of its ships was used for the television show. Princess Cruises is owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC, an enormous enterprise that operates several distinct cruise lines. Perhaps people simply think Princess Cruises is called Princess Cruise Lines, or it might be that people are mixing up a single cruise line (Princess Cruises) with the company that owns it, mistakenly thinking that the cruise line conglomerate Carnival Corporation is called Princess. Whatever the confusion, we set everything straight below. Read more […] -
Things to See and Do When You Are Leaving on a Cruise from the Port City of Charleston
The Port of Charleston is the fourth busiest container port in the United States, so large vessels are coming and going all the time. These large vessels are not cruise ships for the most part, though, and as such Charleston is generally overlooked as a cruise departure point. However, there is one major cruise ship that operates out of the port of Charleston – the Carnival Fantasy, which sails to the Bahamas and Eastern Caribbean – so you might find yourself in Charleston awaiting a tropical cruise vacation. And if you do find yourself in this position, here are some things to see and do in the port city of Charleston. Read more […] -
Explorer of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Filled with Sick Passengers, Returns to Port
After a miserable eight days at sea, the Explorer of the Seas, a large cruise ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet that was filled with sick passengers, has finally returned to port in Bayonne, New Jersey. Thanks to what is believed to be an outbreak of norovirus, which can spread extremely quickly, the Explorer of the Seas cut short its 10-day cruise by two days to return home today. Both healthy and sick passengers alike are no doubt relieved to finally be off the ship, which over the last several days was essentially a floating hospital ward straight out of Albert Camus’ The Plague. Read more […]
