Cruising the Last Frontier is a dream and certainly should be on your cruise bucket list. Here’s my top Alaska cruise tips. I’ve cruised to Alaska 50+ times over the past 15 years. There are some definite do’s and don’t’s and some general pointers that will help you pick out and prepare for the best…
The question I get asked most – how does it work sailing together as a family? For about half the year my family – my husband, our toddler, and myself live onboard a cruise ship. He works for the cruise line as an engineering officer and I am a stay at home mom – living…
The question I get asked most – how we sail together as a family. If you’ve ever dreamed of running away to live on a cruise ship only to have those dreams come to a screeching halt when you remember the spouse and kids at home, there may be hope for those dreams yet –…
There is so much to be excited for when planning a life at sea. It’s an incredible chance to explore the world and pursue a career. There is also a bit of planning involved, not least of which involves quite a few documents that you’ll need. For most seafarers, that will include a Seaman’s Book….
Working on a cruise ship is hard work. It’s exhausting. It’s long hours. Just because you are away at sea doesn’t mean that the rest of life stops though. I got a crash course in what happens when you are pregnant and working on a cruise ship in 2023 when just that happened – I…
Nearly always the best deal in cruising, with prices often less than $50 per person, per day. What is a repositioning cruise? There are lots of types of repositioning cruises – and I’ve been lucky enough to have been on many. Ranging from crossing the Atlantic to the Panama Canal, the Atlantic Coast or the…