Smooth Sailing

Monday Mailbag: April 11, 2011 Edition

This edition of the Monday Mailbag touches on three questions sent in by readers.  The first has to deal with cold weather on a Mediterranean cruise.  The second, dealing packing for a Caribbean cruise that sails out of New York in the dead of winter.  The third question is in regards to Royal Caribbean’s policy [...]


Mailbag Monday: April 4, 2011

I figured today I would answer a couple of questions that I received in the mail in the past week or so.  Today I will be talking about luxury cruises, cruising to Antarctica and passport requirements for Alaskan cruises.  Sometimes I think its cool to make posts like these because it creates an archive of [...]


Carnival Victory, San Juan Alcohol Smuggling Report 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of taking a cruise out of San Juan, Puerto Rico (my favorite port of embarkation) on the Carnival Victory.  I got a great deal on the cruise although the airfare left a little to be desired.  Eager to make up some of the money I lost on airfare I [...]