Alana's Cruise Dreams

With Hurricane Matthew having torn its way across the Caribbean and the Florida coast and and Typhoon Haima raging in the Far East, many Cruise ships had to seek shelter in port or re-route to avoid it as well as hotels having to batten down the hatches causing holiday misery…

Whichever side of the fence you fall on there is no doubt that Gratuities are the biggest talked about subject in cruising. They really seem to get people hot under the collar. I know I have done articles about this in the past but with some Cruise lines changing the…

In the past few months there have been some tragic accidents on-board cruise ships. From the crew member who died on a carnival ship whilst doing maintenance on the lift to the latest tragedy on the Harmony of the Seas which has left one crew member dead and two others fighting…

You may or may not have heard that the Carnival Corporation have commissioned three natural gas-powered vessels to be built for them, in principal at least. There has long been concern about large cruise vessels polluting the oceans.  Some ports like Tampa in Florida have banned all the large ships…

Marketed under the new ‘Adventures By Disney’ tagline Disney have ventured into the River cruising market, something which is normally overlooked by Families looking to Cruise. For regular River cruisers this may seem a little bizarre as they will know most ships have only cabins for 2 or 1 which…

Unless you are completely blind you will know all about the Pokémon Craze hitting the world as you see strange gatherings of teenagers and adults too, might I add and in the strangest places. I live next to a cemetery and there is a Poke Stop as you first walk in…

Am I trying to put you off? Well no, but there are some very important points you need to know before you decide to cruise with your little darlings. Following a conversation with a customer who had recently returned from a cruise with extended family who had a baby with…

This is an area of the Cruise ship that guests rarely get to see.  The amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure that guests have the service they receive is phenomenal. It is like the Swan that glides across the water seemingly effortlessly and yet beneath…