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Celebrity Equinox Live Blog Day 3 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

El Moro - Entering San Juan Harbor on Celebrity Equinox

Some cruisers prefer sea days, while others prefer being in port.  Today felt like we had the best of both worlds as we enjoyed relaxing on the ship for the first half of the day until we arrived in San Juan at about 3:30pm.  Docking in Old San Juan provides easy access to forts, historic sites, and a battery of great shops and restaurants.  Since we’ve visited a couple times in the past year though, we ended up deviating from that routine a bit... read more

Celebrity Cruises "Perks Packages"

Celebrity Cruises - Perks Packages

Recently, Celebrity Cruises began offering several packages you can buy online before your cruise, which combine a variety of things you might be looking for anyway.  The idea here is that purchasing them bundled may save some cruisers cash.  Additionally, we'll talk about their Premier Pass, and what that offers... read more

The Truth Behind Last Minute Cruise Deals

The Truth Behind Last Minute Cruise DealsLast minute cruise deals are sometimes talked about like they're the secret you've missed out on which will soon have you paying less than everyone else.  This premise is incredibly flawed, in part because of the way many potential cruisers price shop, but also because of how the cruise industry has changed over the last twenty years.  In better understanding the truth behind sites promising last minute deals, and the reason there aren't many to be had (at least in the way many think), you might just find the deal you're looking for... read more

Norwegian Sky 3-Night Cruise Recap - CruiseHabit Podcast Episode 19

Norwegian Sky 3 Night CruiseWhen it comes to cruising, we think that longer is better.  Recently though we enjoyed the newly refurbished Norwegian Sky for a three night sailing, and it reminded us that sometimes a weekend getaway on a great ship is just what the doctor ordered.  Ric and Billy talk about their staterooms, the various packages NCL offers, as well as dining, drinking, and enjoying all that Norwegian Sky and Great Stirrup Cay has to offer.

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2019 Hurricane Cruise Status Board

Below find changes and/or cancellations to sailings related to 2019 Atlantic hurricanes as well as current port statuses.  We'll make an effort to keep this current, but if you learn something we don't yet have posted please leave a comment below and let us know so we can keep things current. read more

Norwegian Sky Live Blog - Great Stirrup Cay (plus, Great Stirrup Cay: Then and Now)

Welcome to Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's Private IslandThe last day of a cruise can be kind of a bummer, but I did my best to keep my head up and enjoy, especially since we were visiting Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian Cruise Line's private island.  I've been coming here since I was a baby, but it's been about ten years, so I was excited to see how things had changed.  We enjoyed a beautiful day, tried out some new restaurants on the ship, and got entirely too much sun... read more