Cruise lines offer great benefits for their loyal customers. You can get privileges like priority embarkation, tendering and disembarkation; a chance to meet the captain and officers; as well as invitations to exclusive cocktail parties and dinners. And if you’re a fan of freebies, then sign-up to get everything from free drinks to free cruises. Loyalty programs are always being upgraded […]

ATTENTION: This blog was recently updated with new information in August 2019. Cruise lines want to reward their loyal customers for re-booking with them. As a loyal cruiser, you receive points (sometimes called credits) every time you cruise. The more points, the higher your standing on their tiered system. As you incur points, you’ll begin to […]

Visit the region where Maria Von Trapp and her family lived until the German invasion.

Fairbanks, Alaska, is one of the major cities included in many Alaska cruise tours. So whether you’re planning on taking a Princess or Holland America Alaska cruise, you’ll be spending some time in Fairbanks. Also known as the Golden Heart City, Fairbanks lies almost in the center of the state. From here, you may head […]

If you’re planning on going on an Alaskan cruise or cruise tour, you may spend some time in one of The Last Frontier’s greatest treasures: Denali National Park.

It’s easier than ever to see Russia these days by cruising along the Russian waterways. Uniworld, AmaWaterways and Viking each offer river cruises that allow you to explore the best of Russia and its amazing architecture. Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, AmaWaterways and Viking River Cruises all have perfectly planned 13-day itineraries sailing May through October. Itineraries start […]

Traveling through Europe is easier than ever when you take a river cruise. Taking a European river cruise along the Rhine and Moselle Rivers on Avalon Waterways, allows you to to see Europe up close and personal, plus there’s no jumping from train to train and unpacking from hotel to hotel. Each night you’ll return to […]

The best way to see the most of Vietnam and Cambodia is on a Mekong River cruise One of the hottest new travel trends is taking a river cruise along the Mekong River through Vietnam and Cambodia. Vietnam is thought by many to be a country plagued by one of the U.S.’s worst wars. But […]

Alaska is a unique destination with its own unique terminology. If your planning an Alaskan Cruise, you’ll need to understand its special travel “lingo.” Here’s some terms to help you get started: Arctic Circle One of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 44″ (or 66.5622°) north of the Equator This vast […]

The answer is YES! If you’re ready for a cruise that travels at a much slower pace, stays on U.S. soil, and is filled with history, then maybe its time to consider a paddle wheel river cruise on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Great Northwest.  America Cruise Lines’ Queen of the West  follows […]