Author: Cruiser Evan
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Cruise Specials
At any given point in the year, cruise specials are available. Indeed, not only are cruise specials always possible to find, you can likely uncover them by looking at a single cruise line. This is because cruise specials are extremely common, and in fact the very nature of the cruise industry ensures that this is the case. Ships need to be filled all year round to make voyages financially worthwhile for the cruise lines, and in order to fill their ships, it is often necessary for companies to offer cruise specials to potential passengers to lure them on board. (For more on why cruise lines offer cruise deals, check out our article on how to find cheap cruises.) Read more […] -
The Safety of Cruises
Is it safe to take a cruise? And, as a related question, are cruise ships safe? Many people worry about how safe it is to take a cruise, and this is to an extent understandable. Every so often, we hear or read about something bad happening on a cruise ship, like when a fire broke out on the Royal Princess (a ship in Princess Cruises’ fleet) in the summer of 2009 (although no injuries were reported), or when a female passenger fell off a Carnival cruise ship during this same summer. And this is to say nothing of the reports of pirates that periodically come up in the news. Even though these are rare occurrences, it is only natural to wonder about the safety of cruising after hearing such things. Read more […] -
Cruise Patrol (Not the Gay Male Porn Site)
If you search for “cruise patrol” with innocent intentions, as we recently did, you’ll be surprised to learn that Cruise Patrol is actually the name of a porn site aimed at the gay-male audience. This isn’t necessarily a problem – it’s just that when you search a seemingly innocuous phrase like “cruise patrol” for reasons unrelated to gay porn, you’re probably expecting information about a cruise ship-security outfit, or perhaps some sort of police force that patrols the open waters, protecting cruise vacationers from pirates and other threats. Read more […] -
Christmas Cruise Deals
It is a relatively well-known fact, at least to those of us familiar with the world of cruises, that there exist special Christmas cruises that are offered by nearly every cruise line during the holiday season. For those who fancy the traditional Christmas experience, one that is filled with snow and caroling and other such merriment, it may seem strange that anyone would take a cruise around Christmas, but evidently many people do, often precisely to avoid the traditional Christmas experience (or at least certain components of it – in-laws and cold weather come to mind), and hence the abundance of Christmas cruises available. But what exactly is a Christmas cruise, and more relevantly for the present article, how do you go about finding a good Christmas cruise deal? Read more […] -
Royal Caribbean International
A Norwegian and American cruise line based in Miami, Florida, Royal Caribbean International is one of the largest cruise lines in the world. It is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which owns four additional cruise lines besides Royal Caribbean International, including Celebrity Cruises. Collectively, the cruise lines of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. control over a quarter of the global cruise market, making it the second largest cruise ship operator in the world, behind only Carnival Corporation. Read more […]