4.5/5 Cruises are a wonderful vacation. You get to see different places around the world with each trip and you don’t have to change hotels every day while you do it. One of the problems that many people have with cruises, though, is how many people you share the ship with. These days, there’s ships that have more than 7,000 passengers on them, … Read more
We’ve booked countless Virgin cruises for our clients and more than a dozen for ourselves. After all that cruising there’s one thing I would never personally book on Virgin, that’s the Lock-it-In and Base rates. Those rates are super tempting, sometimes saving hundreds of dollars for the same trip over what an Essential fare costs. … Read more
Disney recently wrapped up it’s D23 conference, revealing a wide array of news and changes coming to the brand at large. As a result, there is a whole lot of Disney updates regarding their parks and Disney Cruise Line. At this point, it might be worth me mentioning that we’re a travel agency and not … Read more
The big smash hit of the summer is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the classic epic, The Odyssey. Admittedly, I never imagined that a nearly three hour retelling of one of the oldest written tales in human history would be the success that it is, but I love that it is. I’m lucky enough to have … Read more
You’ve booked your Virgin Voyage, you’ve read about the seemingly endless list of places to eat, started scanning through menus and thinking about what you want to try. You know reservations are opening soon, but you still have so many questions. Or you’re just exploring the idea of cruising, and not sure how it works. Well, I’m here to help with some of the most common … Read more
If you have sailed on one or more Carnival Cruises, you should have received an email advising you that the VIFP club is being replaced on September 1st with their New Carnival Rewards program. You have until August 31st to sign up for this new program. If you don’t sign up for this new program, … Read more
Updated June 9, 2026 We’ve sailed Virgin a number of times now, but none of us ever tried out the Splash of Romance package. Which is kinda strange, to be honest. Virgin Voyages’ Splash of Romance is one of the most popular add-ons they offer and we get asked about it all the time by … Read more
You’ve booked your Alaskan dream vacation; it’s the day before you leave and you suddenly realize that you didn’t book any excursions. What on earth are you going to do? Well don’t worry! There’s still plenty to do in the Alaskan ports without an excursion! Before we get any further into this, I want to … Read more
If you’ve ever taken a cruise, perhaps to someplace tropical, and found yourself quietly lounging near the pool, only to be disturbed by a high pitched squeal emanating from a child throwing a tantrum, you’ve likely found yourself wishing for the cruise to be kid free. That’s exactly why there’s small, but growing, selection of … Read more
It’s time for a bit of a news roundup for our readers and we start with Europe. The most recent acronym to enter the traveler’s lexicon is EES, short for Entry/Exit Sytstem. What is the EES? The newly activated Entry/Exit System collects biometric data, in this case that means fingerprint scans and facial recognition photos. … Read more
