Useful tips and tricks when travelling on a cruise ship, including what to see and do.
Cruising solo can feel wonderfully freeing, but a few smart safety gadgets add extra reassurance. This article rounds up practical picks, from personal alarms and door-stop alarms to anti-theft bags, RFID wallets, torches, and phone straps, helping solo travellers stay organised, visible, and secure on the ship and ashore.
Norway’s fjords are a true bucket-list cruise, and this 11-night sailing from London Tilbury is your chance to book them with 10% off before 2 June 2026.
Think you’re the perfect passenger? Think again. From buffet offenders to serial queue jumpers, we expose the worst cruise ship guests who ruin holidays for everyone. A funny, slightly uncomfortable look at cruise ship behaviour that might hit closer to home than you’d like.
Princess Cruises could give the Island Princess cruise ship a new life with LNG propulsion instead of replacing her with another large newbuild. A retrofit could preserve one of the fleet’s most loved ships, extend her service life, and help keep classic Panama Canal and Greenland itineraries within reach.
Sightseeing walking distance Southampton port is possible if you know where to look – there are … Walkable sights from Southampton cruise terminalsRead more
Princess Cruises has just announced three enormous new Voyager class ships – each carrying 4,700 guests and set to dwarf anything in the current fleet. It sounds exciting. But if Sun Princess and Star Princess are anything to go by, bigger may simply mean more crowded, worse service and fewer interesting ports. We explain why this might be bad news for cruisers.
Struggling to decide on a Princess drinks package? Our new calculator reveals you might only need 2 glasses of wine daily to break even—often including WiFi perks! Perfect for newer cruisers. Dive in and crunch your numbers: Link to article. Save big on your next Princess voyage!
Our second visit to A Coruña began at 7 am, nightclub revellers still stumbling home opposite the ship. After a naked bronze welcome, we headed out of the city centre to an escape room, then scooted through steep, textured streets for one last Estrella Galicia before sailing. Read the full A Coruña cruise port adventure here.
Casablanca was the highlight of our cruise, until violent swells forced Sky Princess to abandon port. From sleepless alarms to shattered glass and snapped mooring lines, this is the story of a day that never happened at sea instead of Morocco disappointment lingered long after the waves settled leaving us wondering what might have been.
In which Linda & Ben make a second attempt to land in Ponta Delgada, capital of the Azores. Discover its striking church, harbourside prison, and cobbled streets – plus why hiring a car is the real key to unlocking the island’s volcanoes and wineries.
