Cruises have never been more popular, but every now and then you'll run into people who dislike cruises. Why are some people so crazy about cruises but similar people you might know hate to cruise? A lot has to do with how you "set yourself up" before the...

Cruising is fun, convenient, a good value ... and easy. Right? Well, cruising is meant to be relaxing, but there are certain things passengers can do to get the very most out of their cruise vacation experience. Here are seven proven tips to maximize your...

Cruise ship passengers bound for tropical waters usually look forward to days of wonderful warm weather. They don't always think about hurricanes and tropical storms, which tend to occur exactly during peak cruise season. So what does a hurricane actually...

Technically, the continent of Antarctica was not officially discovered until the year 1820. However, it was not exactly unknown. Before that, it had been "contemplated" by ancient cultures who sort of surmised that there had to be land at the extreme sout...

The idea of writing a letter to your mother to express personal feelings sounds old-fashioned, but writing out your ideas has never been more popular. Just look at the incredible popularity of blogs, social media, texting, and even email. But the idea of ...

With gasoline prices soaring and a weakened dollar overseas, cruise vacation packages are looking better than ever. That's why they're one of the best Mother's Day gifts going! A cruise is best considered as an all-in-one vacation package. If you want ...

There is a financial equation that governs every household, whether it's the budget of the United States or your own checkbook. You need to make more than you spend. If that equation gets out of whack, is it easier to fix it by earning more or by spending...

Getting out of debt does not happen accidentally. Well, even if it does happen accidentally (like a person winning the lottery) debt problems are rarely solved unless and until the person with the debt starts to think about the debt in a different way. ...

Cruise fans have probably noticed a great deal turn up every now and then on something marked as "repositioning cruise." It looks too good to be true, so you might be suspicious. And then you're even more suspicious when the cruise literature does not eve...

Your credit score is important to your family's future. If you have a poor credit score, you may find yourself shut out of mortgages, car notes, or credit card loans. Even a mediocre credit score can block you from getting the low-interest, sweet-deal loa...

Cruising can be the best vacation value going, but it is also possible to overspend on a cruise, book a trip that doesn't suit you, or wind up getting hit by unexpected expenses. Here are six tricks to making sure you get the perfect deal, not the perfect...

If you feel like airfare to the embarkation port is pricing you out of some cruise packages, look toward the Gulf of Mexico. Two familiar Gulf Coast cities are now opening up to cruise lines. Galveston Island is now a port on more than one cruise line, an...

Debt consolidation is one of those financial terms that's thrown around a lot these days and it tends to get lumped in with things like debt settlement, debt management, and even bankruptcy. Although all of these things relate to the issue of debt, debt c...

While cruise vacations are excellent values and have many wonderful things to recommend them, most single people know the dark little secret of the cruise industry. It's hard to cruise alone. That's not because cruise lines don't want single passengers. I...

It's summer and you've got the been-there-done-that blues. If you love to cruise but just can't get excited about the cruise deals you see on TV, why not go all American? Consider a steamboat cruise on a paddlewheel boat. You can see some American cities ...