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Welcome to $100 Oil: Cruise Industry Ups Prices to Defray Fuel Costs

The bill for topping off the tank on those 2,500-passenger ships is taking just a bit too much bite out of the old profit margins. And you know what that means: Joe Citizen's gotta pay.

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Girls Just Want to Have (Harmless) Fun

Everyone knows a weekend cruise is prime stomping ground for singles looking to mingle, but as a married gal who takes a lot of cruises I've found you don't have to be a swinging…

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The Price of Loyalty: A Run-Down of Cruise Line Past-Guest Programs

If you had a good time on your first cruise, why not take some freebies for coming back again? Inside the discounts, upgrades, and other cruise company inducements.

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10 Insider Tips Every Cruiser Should Know

Taking a cruise doesn't require a PhD in astrophysics, but it can't hurt to do a little homework to hedge your bets.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Cruising (and Then Some)

If you're a cruise neophyte, consider this your own personal FAQ, a demystification device you can keep in your wallet and whip out when circumstances demand.

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Herbivores on the Deep Blue Sea: Looking for Vegetarian Nirvana One Cruise Ship at a Time

The sea is not usually a place for vegetarians. Sharks eat seals, seals eat fish, big fish eat medium fish eat small fish, and it's only when you get down to herbivorous plankton that…

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Shore Bets: Top 10 Things to Do in Singapore

So your ship's leaving from Singapore and you've got a day or two to kill before hopping on board? Here's some advice about what to do and where to go.

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How Seven Figures Will Get You Seventy Years at Sea

Cruise ships are likened to floating cities all the time. So it's hardly a great leap to embrace the industry's latest twist: the floating cruise ship condominium.

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New Ships Take Shape: Three Coming Soon, Two in the Oven, and One on the Drawing Board

This week the news is all about new ships, from massive mega-ships all the way down to sail-driven tall ships.

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Celebrity Grabs for the Brass Ring with New Azamara Brand

Celebrity has created a whole new line around the two vessels, a line called Azamara Cruises, and earlier this month Frommers.com sailed aboard Azamara Journey to get an early peek at…

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New Zealand: Particularly Perfect by Cruiseship

Australia's eastern neighbor is an anomaly in the world of travel destinations: Great roads, friendly locals, and natural beauty -- all without the tourists.

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NCL Update: New Investors, New Crew, New Ships and New Partners

An update on all the changes taking place at the most fun, innovative, and of-the-moment of the mainstream cruise lines.

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Cruise Smarter with the Oceans' Best Speakers and Lectures

How to indulge your curiosity, meet and mingle with experts, and walk away smarter from your next cruise experience.

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An Early Peek at Fall Foliage Cruises

In the spirit of 'it's never too early to start planning,' it's time to noodle on some September and October leaf-peeping cruises along the coast of New England and Eastern Canada.

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Frommers.com Cruise News Roundup for the Week of July 26, 2007

HAL loosens up, Celebrity gets in touch with its right brain, Swan Hellenic returns, and more dispatches from the cruising world.

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Where There's Smoke, There's Ire: Where to Smoke (or Not) on Cruiseships

In the wake of anti-smoking legislation that's moved through the United States and western Europe, cruise lines have begun banning smoking in most public spaces. Find out the puffing…

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Visiting Alaska's Glaciers While You Still Can

Unless you set foot on an Alaskan glacier during you last cruise, saying you've 'seen' these natural wonders is like saying a drive by 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue constitutes a trip to…

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Frommers.com Cruise News Roundup for the Week of July 12, 2007

Carnival heads to South America for the first time in history, Costa sets sail for Mauritius, NCL announces an Amex-only deal for NYC, and more updates from the world of cruising.

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Making Magic in the Med with the Mouse

'Is this ship more fun for kids or adults?' my son asked me one day. The answer was an obtuse and emphatic, 'yes.' We could all have our cake and eat it too.

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The Inside Scoop on Doing the Med with the Mouse this Summer

Ten things you need to know before joining the Disney Magic for its first season in Europe.

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A June Round-Up of New Ships and New Ports

There's hardly a month that goes by without word that at least one cruise line has debuted or ordered a brand-new ship. Sometimes the hubbub is even greater -- like this week, when one…

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Great Lakes Cruises End, Other North American Trips Begin

Great Lakes Cruising expands to new U.S. and Canadian ports, even as the MV Columbus leaves the new world for Genoa.

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Overnight and Overland, Port Experiences Get Serious

Sure the idea of a cruise appeals to you -- the convenience, the security and all those cushy amenities -- but you may be worried about the port experience. Can you possibly really see…

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Packing for Alaska; Or, How's the Weather Up There?

The Alaska cruise season is underway, and if you're anything like my wife -- all set to take her first Alaska cruise this very week -- there's one big question distressing your soul:…

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Stranded at Sea with Just the Shirt on My Back: A Lost Luggage Saga

I dodged the bullet for ten years as a professional travel writer, but it had to happen eventually: I was about to board a ship for several days at sea, and my luggage was nowhere to…