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Monday Mailbag: April 11, 2011 Edition

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:10 +0000

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

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:30:35 +0000

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

T.I. Cruiser — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:30:12 +0000

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 [...]

Friday Mailbag: November 19th 2010 Edition

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:20:26 +0000

Here are some more questions readers have written to me about. I figured I would post them just in case any of you had the same questions but were too lazy busy to write. While I do know they will help at least three of you, hopefully it doesn’t stop there. Also remember if you [...]

What to do with your belongings if you want to go in the water?

T.I. Cruiser — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:15:28 +0000

You are in the Caribbean, on your dream vacation. The beach you have chosen for the day looks like something out of a Corona commercial and the warm salty water is begging to give you a hug. After a couple of 2 dollar bottles of local better you can no longer resist the call of [...]