The Best Balcony Cabins on the MSC Meraviglia

March 4, 2020

Any balcony cabin is a good balcony cabin in my book. But there are good balcony cabins and then there are great balcony cabins. I define a great balcony cabin as any balcony cabin which offers more for the same amount of money. Thus, I define a great balcony cabin as the balcony cabin I enjoyed on the MSC Meraviglia. Check out this video tour of that great balcony cabin and read on to learn how to choose a similarly-great cabin for your own MSC Meraviglia cruise.

Cruise Travel

Thinking of Sailing on MSC Cruise Line? Check Out This Annoyingly-Detailed Review First!

February 20, 2020

On Christmas Eve I drank a glass of bourbon and accidentally convinced my best friend to join me on a semi-last-minute MSC cruise. MSC is an Italian cruise line which just recently came to the North American market, so there’s not a whole lot of a lot of information on MSC floating around out there (pun intended.) Here’s what we learned on our first MSC sailing.

Cruise Travel

Video Diary: I Survived a 14-Day Cruise in an Inside Cabin

August 4, 2018

I was pretty sure I made a horrible mistake in booking an inside cabin for a 14-day Alaska cruise. I mean, who chooses to vacation in a a windowless cell for two weeks? Apparently I do.

Cruise Travel

When Things Go Wrong: UnCruise (Mis)Adventures

June 25, 2015

In the past couple of years, the blinding light of media attention has turned on the cruise industry, taking joy in exposing every mishap on the high seas. And why not? Legitimate tragedies aside, a story about Carnival passengers being forced to poop in a bag? Yeah. People click on that. I know I follow those stories with sick fascination. Admit it. You do, too.

Cruise Travel

What is an Un-Cruise Adventure?

May 18, 2015

Ever since I first heard of Un-Cruise Adventures, I’ve been intrigued. It’s the name that got me. Un-Cruise. I love it. What company advertises, first and foremost, what it is not?

Active Travel

Finding My Bliss on Boats and Beaches: Now With Beer!

April 22, 2015

When I thought about the kind of trip that would best serve my current needs, I very quickly figured out what I wanted as well as what I did not want. Having spent the last three months in Chicago (and New York City, Miami, Charlotte, Madrid and Barcelona), I definitely was not interested in another city break. I knew I wanted to be either on the water or on the road, as those are the two places I am most happy.