Gift-o-Rama Day 4: It’s a Wrap

Welcome to Day 4 of Cruise Critic’s Gift-o-Rama, in which we’ve been unwrapping our 2011 gift picks for the cruisers among us. Better yet: You can actually win some of our choices by simply being a Lido Deck subscriber. Today we have a gift suggestion for your favorite lady cruiser, the Saress Beach Dress, a [...]

Cruise Ships on Parade: A Record-Setting Day for Port Everglades … and We Were There

It’s easy to figure out that the Caribbean high season — which generally runs from Thanksgiving to Easter — has begun when Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades reports that it has handled a record 55,000 cruise passengers … in one day. They were on eight different ships that arrived in port (early in the morning) or [...]

Black Friday? Do We Have Some Deals for You …

Yes, we know. You’re still digesting the stuffing and pumpkin pie. But it’s the biggest shopping weekend of the year, and we’re here to tell you that cruisers haven’t been left out of the festivities. You can save big on both cruises and a choice piece of Cruise Critic gear if you act fast.

New Web Site for Lazy Cruise Planners

Love cruising but hate spending time searching for good cruise deals and affordable shore excursions? If you’ve ever wished that someone else would research the bargains for you, you may be interested in a startup company that vows to do just that.

Could Be the Best Cruise Ship Laundry Room … Ever

One thing you’ll never read about in a cruise line press release is about ships’ laundry facilities – and yet according to our recent poll on doing laundry at sea, we clearly care a lot about washing clothes on vacation.

Why Is There Cruise Critic Swag All Over This Table?

No doubt about it: One of the best ways to meet your fellow Cruise Critic members onboard is to attend a Meet & Mingle — a gathering of fellow message board addicts and cruise enthusiasts. No better way to talk ship, right? Recently, a meet-up onboard Norwegian Sun drew a nice crowd and led to [...]

7 Ports You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Visit

So many ports, so little time. It’s a big ol’ world, and cruise lines are constantly finding new places to explore. But what are the little treasures out there that you may not have considered visiting before? During the recent CruiseOne/Cruises Inc. conference onboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, you couldn’t lob a wiffle [...]

Norwegian Epic Goes Gaga … Well, Sorta

What do Lady Gaga, Steven Tyler and Elvis have in common? They’re the latest lineup of performers slated to grace Norwegian Epic with their presence — sort of. Legends in Concert, which has been a staple on the ship since its launch in 2010, brings some of the best celebrity lookalikes and impersonators to the [...]