We write about every trip we take — the moments that surprised us, the things we'd do differently, and the bits worth stealing for your own travels. Pour a coffee and stay a while.
The smaller-ship, slower-pace version of a Caribbean week. Sea days, beach days, and balcony mornings.
ReadCliffs, castles, harbor towns, and Guinness in its native country. Our first time sailing British waters.
ReadLong evenings, pub gardens, theatre, parks — and the best lead-in to a British Isles cruise.
ReadThe big-ship version of a Caribbean week — Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, CocoCay, and three classic ports.
ReadCobblestones, harbor towns, tiny espressos in too-small cups, and a lot of walking. Why we'd do Europe by ship again.
ReadTidewater glaciers, brown bears, and a crab feast in Ketchikan. Our complete log from a week aboard.
ReadCabo, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta — the short LA-roundtrip cruise that's perfect for a winter sanity break.
ReadTwo weeks crossing one of the seven engineering wonders of the world. The trip that turned us into Panama Canal evangelists.
ReadThe 3-night Long Beach-to-Mexico run — the easiest way to test-drive cruising or grab a fast reset.
ReadThe fall version of the Inside Passage — gold light, fewer crowds, dramatic weather. The trip that started everything.
ReadSame coast, a year earlier, on Carnival's newest Vista-class ship — the 7-night version with proper sea-day breathing room.
ReadThe pre-pandemic December run on Carnival Miracle — quieter on-ship vibe, holiday-decorated, perfect warm-weather Christmas escape.
ReadSame ship we later took to Alaska, here on a 7-night Mexico run — newer-ship polish, NCL Freestyle flexibility.
Read3-night Long Beach → Catalina → Ensenada. The cheapest cruise from California — and an easy first-cruise test.
Read5-night to Cabo on Carnival's mid-size Conquest-class ship. Throwback Carnival energy.
ReadHalf the price, a third of the crowds. Why winter might be the best season to see the city.
ReadThe classic round-trip Hawaii cruise — five sea days, four islands, and the kind of warm trade winds that ruin you for regular vacations.
ReadThe Caribbean below the hurricane belt — calmer water, smaller crowds, six countries in a week.
ReadOur oldest documented trip. Twelve days, four islands, the vacation that started everything.
ReadA week chasing geysers, bison, and starlight in Yellowstone & the Tetons.
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