Boats Aren’t Too Fun If You Get Seasick
If you get seasick or motion sickness, bring dimenhydrinate. If you don’t or aren’t sure, bring dimenhydrinate. Otherwise you better pray and stare at that horizon like it’s the prettiest thing you...
View ArticleLoad Up on Dramamine for Those Boat Rides
I don’t know why we’re still talking about this. If you’re prone to seasickness, carry some around. If you’re not, it’s the fastest way to make friends. Buy some and stash it in your bag; you’ll thank...
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The Best Reasons To Cruise Into the Great Unknown
Seniors playing shuffleboard, bland buffets for every meal: It’s really, really easy to stereotype. But cruises can be a cost-efficient and sometimes, just sometimes, the most efficient way of getting...
View ArticleNo More Sneaking Alcohol Onto a Carnival Cruise Ship
So long to sneaking alcohol high school prom style. Starting today Carnival is banning ALL carry-on bottled drinks. Even water… Bottled drinks are the most common way passengers have tried to smuggle...
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Could It Be Cheaper to Live on a Cruise Ship than, Cough, on Land?
Not all of us can grow fins and call forks dinglehoppers. But if you can’t transplant yourself into a Disney movie, living on a cruise doesn’t seen like a bad alternative. (Except for maybe that whole...
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Before You Book That Cargo Ship Across the Ocean
Maybe it’s time to follow in Greta Thunberg’s footsteps. Also, maybe you’ve run out of money, and sailing across the ocean seems like a cheaper way to get from point A to point B. Let’s go ahead and...
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The Official Boozing Policies for the High Seas
It's time we revisited cruise line alcohol policies so you don't get caught redhanded — and God forbid, accidentally get the booze DESTROYED. In wake of the recent Carnival Cruise drank restrictions,...
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Drunk Tweets From the World's Biggest Boat
The bigger the boat, the more booze you have to drink right? At least, there are no icebergs around... I think. Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas launches its maiden voyage from Southhampton,...
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Essential David Foster Wallace Reading for the Summer Cruising Season
Instead of pretending you read Infinite Jest and The Pale King, this should fulfill the summer reading criteria for most people.1 A couple of years ago, I tried to sell my gypsy ex-boyfriend on the...
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New To Cruising? Differences Between Staying on a Cruise and a Hotel
There's something about cruising, if done right, is absolutely magical. (It mostly has a lot to do with waking up on the water.) If the hotel is going to be the destination, why not go all out? For the...
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A Face Mask Is Now Mandated for All Travel
Nobody likes being the mask police, so just do everyone else a favor and do it. Updated: March 10, 2022This policy has been extended through May 3, 2022. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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