As frequent cruisers, it’s hard not to compare one line to another when onboard a ship.  This is especially true when on a cruise line that we’ve never sailed.  This means we’ll be doing a lot of comparing this week as we set sail on Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess for seven nights in the Eastern Caribbean.

Drink packages can be a great way to lower your beverage costs or at least make them more predictable on your cruise.  For us, the decision to purchase them has been easy, because between coffee and whisky, it has just made sense for us.  On a recent Odyssey of the Seas cruise, however, we decided to pay for drinks a la carte and see how it worked out.  So how did we fair?

In recent years, Royal Caribbean has dedicated a lot of time, hard work, and money into creating their own evening shows.  Each of these aims to wow the audience with some over-the-top demonstration of technology and stagecraft, and their latest creation, The Effectors, is no exception.  There were a few moments in this show that were unlike anything we'd seen on land or sea.  How did it work as a show though?  Well, if you're going strictly for the story, I'd skip it, but don't cancel your evening cruise plans just yet.

This is a tour of room 7240 on Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas. It is a category J4 Junior Suite, which offers additional space, upgraded amenities, and some nice touches...

If you have an American Express card and want to sail Royal Caribbean or Celebrity, there could be free money waiting for you in the offers section of the...

On this tour of Scarlet Lady room 14194Z, we show you the features and talk about what we loved and didn't. This type of room is called a "Sea Terrace", which is Virgin's name for a standard verandah (balcony) room. Looking for more information about Virgin Voyages? Check the links below for videos and blog posts, and comment below with any questions!

Virgin Voyages is a brand new cruise line, and we sailed their first ship, Scarlet Lady. From dining and technology, to what’s included for your fare, we discuss her MerMaiden voyage, and tell you..

With only one day left of our Scarlet Lady cruise we wanted to see and do it all while we spent the day at sea.  We failed at that goal, but had a great time trying.  We packed-in multiple restaurants, a random hole in the face, watching a great dancer with a familiar face, and much more…

Today, Scarlet Lady took us to Bimini Beach Club, a private destination for Virgin Voyages' guests.  We enjoyed a day by the pool, trying out the fare at the resort, and then got back on the ship and got a tattoo.  Yes, this cruise ship has a tattoo parlor.