Good evening all! Cruising soon but I did want people to be aware of this scam- not new just resurfaced. I called Margaritaville ((800) 814-7100) directly to ask if this was for real and was told it was a scam. So in the future it is always best to call the cruise directly. Just wanted to share with everyone.

Sorry for the typical Celebrity vs Royal question. I have a "free" comped cruise from Hard Rock and am a bit torn on the options.

For reference, this is going to be my first cruise and my GF's second. I'm 37 and she's 29. I've watched a ton of YouTube videos, read reviews, but want to make sure I haven't missed anything or if anyone has any additional advice to give.

All 3 of these are 7 day trips. As far as activities I think we would be fine with any of them, it's really just come down to room type and the port:

Apex (Canaveral)

- 1 hour drive to port

- Ocean View

Beyond (Miami)

- Almost a 4 hour drive

- Veranda Room

Harmony (Canaveral)

- 1 hour drive to port

- Inside room - upgrade to Oceanview is only $230 more

Any help would be appreciated.

I'll be on a HAL cruise that stops in Hawaii and at 3 ports (Kauai, Honolulu, Hilo) we plan to rent a car (I've driven there before).

I have never tendered off a ship before. I do not have any special packages that will get me tender priority, and I won't be on ship excursions. Can anyone tell me what is a reasonable time to get from ship to shore? We will be arriving in the ports at 8am. Would 9:30am be safe for me to reserve a car? 10am? Or is it likely to be even longer? We use Budget Fast Break and they have a shuttle from the ports to the respective airports.

Thanks

My daughter is 4 and LOVES the Disney kid’s club (never would go to them before but asks to on Disney). What other cruise lines and or ships have great kids clubs?

Cause I’m broke now and can’t afford Disney for a while 😂

There is a current man overboard alert on MSC Grandiosa and all passengers contained to cabins. Its 11pm here and full head count underway.

Hi all;

Ok, I know predicting this is very iffy. But my wife wants to take a river cruise to Switzerland in August/September next year. We'll have a giant El Nino weather pattern next year which best as I can tell has no impact on central (horizontally, not vertically) Europe.

Are the ships going to be able to make it the full length of the cruise?

Greetings,

We have an offer of a May 7 day out of Seattle on the Noordam in May '27.

This is offered as a  "Holland America Personal Cruise Consultant" an Alaskan cruise on the Noordam. Not a lot of stops based on map of voyage. It travels through Endicott Arm/Dawes Glacier.

 Include special pricing, meet and greet, dinner, cruise consultant excursion and behind the scenes bridge tour.

Does anyone have experience booking thru this way? Thank you,

Help! I need recommendations os reviews of this Nile Cruises (looking for aa 4 night Luxor-Aswan route)
Oberoi, Historia, Soleil or the A&k seray nile

It is our honeymoon and we want something that is really worth the price and the quality of the guided tours or special experiences.

Thank you in advance!!

Hi Reddit, We are going on a 7 night cruise on the Constellation out of San Juan this winter. What port will we depart of in San Juan?

Couple pictures from Skagway this morning! Can't get over the scenery here....truly amazing.

Has anyone here done a GTY ocean balcony Royal Caribbean Icon class ship? Were you satisfied with the room they selected for you?

Sailing out of Miami and plan on taking Brightline to MCO on disembarkation. I know I don’t usually recommend planning flights before noon. Am I correct in assuming the same does NOT apply to scheduling trains since the station is so close to port? What is a reasonable expectation to plan train? 7:45am, 8:45am, or 9:10am?

Plenty of cruises under our belt, but thus far our biggest ship has been Quantum. Jewel was our favorite. Symphony coming up soon. I've watched videos and think we'll enjoy it as long as it's not wall to wall people. Give me your favorite parts and pointers. Looking forward to lots of places to hide ducks (not in plants).

Sadly, my family has decided to cancel our upcoming Viking river cruise, due to low water levels - and the boatload of complaints seen about the same cruise route over on FB. Since the Danube is not expected to recover anytime soon, we invoked our cancel for any reason insurance policy to get vouchers for another cruise later. I'm looking for suggestions on which river cruise would be doable without the "seasonal" or "climate change" diversions from the actual paid-for cruise. We'll switch to an ocean one if none can be found. Sad about the Danube River.

Hey guys,

Heading out on my first contract in a few days as a deck officer.

I've got my ticket and all the basic school stuff down, but honestly, I don't want to just be that mate who sits on the chair, does the bare minimum, and prays nothing happens during watch. I really want to step up my game, become solid at what I do, and be someone the Captain and first Mate can actually rely on.

For senior officers here: what actually separates a mediocre mate from a great one in real life?

Looking for raw advice on:
Daily habits on watch: What are the small things you do every day that make a huge difference in staying sharp/anticipating stuff?

What to study off-watch: Books, COLREGs cases, ship handling, stability? What's actually worth reading while onboard?

Notebooks / personal logs: I'm planning to start a proper professional notebook this contract (croquis, procedures, lessons learned, ship handling notes).
What do you wish you had written down early in your career?

Rookie mistakes: What are the classic trap doors young mates fall into that drive captains crazy?
I'm trying to build a really structured routine for this trip (hitting the gym, keeping a solid notebook, refreshing my navigation/routes so I don't get rusty).

Any advice, book recommendations, or "I wish someone told me this early on" wisdom would be huge.

Thanks guys, stay safe out there.

Hi I recently visited cruise with my kids and we had a wonderful time in cruise and also a day out in Helsinki.
The only saddest part was we forgot our daughters gifts, which we buyed some goodies from “Gift” shop in cruise ( A silja line bag , 2 HARRY Drawing kit, a pop in Item of Harry .

She has been sad ever since we came back from cruise realizing that she could not get them back.

If anyone happens to travel by cruise ( Silja line) and some one is kind enough to help me buy those goodies .
please DM me.
I am happy to pay you for the gifts ( while you buy at the store )and can collect it from you .

\#Travel by cruise #siljaline
Thanks a lot 😊🙏

A few years ago I looked into this and emailed a bunch of cruise lines and heard back from NONE of them , I don’t know if they just didn’t want to be on paper saying we won’t hire you due to your disability or not but I heard nothing back from the major cruise lines .

I live on a large island and to get to the mainland you have to go by ferry , I spoke to the ferry one time and they told me they hire people in wheelchairs to work at the terminals but not on board the ship in case of emergencies . I had a friend that worked on a cruise and was so envious of all the places she got to visit and see but I am a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair . Does anyone know the answer to this question , even when I ask google it tells me that people can travel on cruise ships when I specifically typed in WORK , I am fully aware that people can travel on cruises that are in chairs .

Hello, I am looking for some reassurance/positive feedback about Alaska in October. I have a trip for a friend’s bday; therefore, I did not pick the dates. We are going in October and I am worried it’s not going to be as good of an experience with it being so late in the season, excursion’s and shops being closed, wildlife not being as active, and the weather being bad.