One of the biggest pain points of taking a cruise vacation for many people is disembarkation day. I’m not talking about the act of getting off the ship – most people don’t want their cruises to end, ...

I’ve just disembarked a week-long Carnival cruise that started with a lengthy embarkation process and included unexpected issues with my friends' cabin. This cruise, which sailed from Portugal to the ...

In most cases, on closed-loop sailings leaving from and returning to a United States port, cruisers don't actually need a passport. There are occasional exceptions where certain ports require a ...