Archive for February, 2009

Fanmail Friday: February 13th Edition

I asked my parents to get a Carnival cruise for a graduation present. I was supposed to go with my best friend, minus the parents, but we are both only 18. My mom says that you need to be 21 to go on a cruise by yourself. Is this true? The short answer would be, [...]


Protecting Yourself From Pickpockets While in Port

Chances are if you are going on a cruise, you plan to disembark to visit one or more ports of call. Although these ports are beautiful and exciting they have a dark side, they are full of “The Bad Guys”. Now, these bad guys do not look or act the same but one thing they [...]


Ten Over-looked Items I Never Cruise Without

We all bring allong things like Mp3 players, paperback books and extra socks when we cruise.  So, I figured I would make a list of things to bring along that are a little more offbeat.  Here is a list of ten things that I like to bring along when I cruise, maybe you will find [...]