Author: Cruiser Evan
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Cruises from California
With the third longest coastline of any state in the U.S., it should come as no surprise that there are many California cruises, by which we simply mean cruises that depart from (and in almost all cases return to) California. While not quite the cruise mecca that is Florida, essentially every major cruise line operates at least one ship out of one cruise departure port in California, which are found in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and San Diego. Some cruise lines base several vessels in California, and a few companies operate out of multiple ports. Basically, there is no shortage of cruises from California – in fact, the abundant possibilities are somewhat intimidating – so we’ve compiled the following guide to cruises from California. Read more […] -
How to Book a Circle Line Cruise
There are two companies that offer Circle Line cruises: Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises at 42nd Street and Circle Line Downtown. They originate from the same company (Circle Line), which explains their similar names and business missions, but they are nevertheless distinct companies. This presents certain challenges to those attempting to book a Circle Line cruise. For one, there is ample room for confusion; unless you’re familiar with New York City sightseeing cruises, you wouldn’t know that the two Circle Line companies are fully separate and therefore offer totally different cruises. This means that not only are there more options to sift through, but also that they must be booked in separate ways. This doesn’t make booking a Circle Line cruise difficult, at least not as an action in and of itself, but it does mean that a little guidance is helpful. For this reason, we have explained all you need to know about booking a Circle Line cruise below. Read more […] -
Abandoned Ghost Lyubov Orlova Cruise Ship Filled with Starving, Diseased Cannibal Rats Approaches U.K.
After being adrift at sea for over a year, a cruise ship loaded with diseased and potentially cannibalistic rats is heading toward the U.K. and Irish coastlines. The Lyubov Orlova, a Soviet Union vessel built in 1976 for pleasure cruises, could potentially crash into Scotland, England, or Ireland if the vessel is not intercepted at sea. Although it has yet to be confirmed that the ship is still floating, there are indications that it has not sunken, making the forsaken ship, which may carry plenty of disease thanks to its rodent crew, a live threat. How did a cruise ship filled with rat cannibals end up floating aimlessly across the North Atlantic? Read more […] -
Circle Line Cruises
Circle Line cruises are not really cruises in the sense that we normally use the term. The cruises operated by Circle Line (which actually can be one of two companies) are basically sightseeing tours of New York City on a boat, not multiple-day journeys to far-off lands. The latter type of cruises – which are in fact just regular cruises to most people – are offered by cruise lines, and both the Circle Line companies are smaller, more regional enterprises than cruise lines. (We suppose it’s best that neither Circle Line is a proper cruise line, as then it might be called the Circle Line Cruise Line, which strikes as obnoxiously rhythmic.) As we said, Circle Line can actually refer to two different companies – Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises at 42nd Street and Circle Line Downtown – so in addition to explaining what Circle Line cruises are, we’ll also explain why two companies with the same basic name offer more or less identical services. Read more […] -
How to Book a Mississippi River Cruise
One of the last articles we published explained the basics of Mississippi River cruises. We explained, first of all, that there are such things as Mississippi River cruises, and we also listed the companies that offer them and the types of cruises you can take with them. Overall, we established that there are a great variety of Mississippi River cruises, and concluded that basically anyone who wants to spend some time on the Mississippi can do so on a cruise because there are so many different types. Perhaps you are now convinced that you want to pursue such an experience, so we are here to explain how to book a Mississippi River cruise. Read more […] -
Cruises from Baltimore
We recently wrote about the things you can see and do when you are leaving on a cruise from the port city of Baltimore, and while we briefly touched on the cruises that depart from Baltimore, we didn’t do the subject full justice. Lots of people aren’t even aware that there are cruises from Baltimore, and even if you are, you probably don’t know exactly what options are available – like what cruise ships sail from Baltimore – nor might you know some good strategies for booking cruises from Baltimore. We have therefore gathered all this information in a comprehensive, easy-to-reference article. Read more […]
