Author: Cruiser Evan
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How to Book a Freighter Cruise
Freighter cruises are a unique and under-appreciated type of cruise vacation, as we explained in a recent article (see link above). Freighter cruises are unique because they take place on freighters (like large container ships), and they are under-appreciated because, despite being a great alternative to standard cruise vacations (at least for some people), hardly anyone considers taking one, not even seasoned cruise vacationers. (Indeed, many are not even aware of the existence of freighter cruises.) Given their relative obscurity and the fact that we recently shed light on them, we thought we should explain how to go about booking a freighter cruise. Our basic question is therefore this: how do you book a freighter cruise, and is it much different from booking a regular cruise vacation? Read more […] -
The Carnival Triumph and its Newest Problems – Man Still Missing in Mobile River
Evidently, the problems never end for the Carnival Triumph, the Carnival cruise ship that has been involved in two headline-making ordeals so far this year. The most recent Carnival Triumph problem occurred yesterday, when high winds caused the ship to break away from a repair dock in Mobile, Alabama. A guard tent on the shipyard grounds and the two men within it were also blown into the waters of the Mobile River. One man was recovered and is being treated at a hospital, but the other man is still missing. The Carnival Triumph has been recovered and secured to the dock, with tugboats standing by as a precautionary measure. This most recent Carnival Triumph incident is not tied to the guard shack and the missing man, other than that both problems were caused by the same strong winds. Read more […] -
A Freighter Cruise
Freighter cruises, as you might expect, take place on freighters (generally large container ships) instead of regular cruise ships. Because cargo ships are very unlike the ships operated by cruise lines, trips taken on freighter cruises are fundamentally different experiences than standard cruise vacations. A freighter cruise is like a regular cruise in approximately the same way a school bus is like a limousine, although this perhaps paints an unduly negative picture of freighter cruises (and freighter cruise enthusiasts would probably resist the comparison too). Since a trip on a freighter cruise is an oft-overlooked travel option, we decided to compile some basic information about them below. Read more […] -
The Carnival Dream Failure – Equipment Problems Ruin Another Carnival Cruise
The Carnival ship Carnival Dream is currently docked in St. Maarten in the Caribbean because of equipment malfunctions. The failure of the Dream, which is being described as a “technical issue” by Carnival, has led to various problems on the ship, with one passenger complaining to CNN that human waste is all over the floors of some bathrooms because of overflow. Some of the elevators on board the Carnival Dream are also not working, an issue that is presumably tied to the reported power outages occurring on the ship. Read more […] -
Nickelodeon Cruises
Nickelodeon cruises are cruises that are exclusively offered by the frequently misspelled Norwegian Cruise Line. A Nickelodeon cruise is not entirely focused on Nickelodeon-related themes; rather, these cruises have a Nickelodeon component that fits with what is otherwise a standard cruise vacation. Not surprisingly, Nickelodeon cruises are family-oriented, with the cartoon-inspired features of the ship – Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer walk around on board, for instance – being designed to keep children occupied and happy while at sea. Below is a brief overview of Nickelodeon cruises and how you might go about booking one. Read more […] -
Cruise Line Lists
People love lists – lists about all sorts things, things that are far too numerous to, well, list. People especially love lists of anything they are interested in, and so we have investigated lists of cruise lines for our readers. (Presumably, they have an above-average preoccupation with cruise lines). You’ll notice that we just used the word “lists” and that the title of this article is “Cruise Line Lists,” implying that there is more than one list of cruise lines, and this is of course true. One could make a list of only large cruise lines, or one could potentially try to compile a list of every cruise line in the world, although such a task would hinge on what one considers a cruise line, and it would be further complicated by the fact that many cruise lines are now defunct or have been absorbed by other cruise lines. Below we try to make sense of all of this and point you in the direction of some good cruise line lists. Read more […]