Adults-only & luxury cruising

Zero-Proof Luxury: Adults-Only Cruising Without the Drinking Culture

Sober and mindful cruising, honestly assessed — what zero-proof actually guarantees, why only one of the three usual "adults-only" recommendations is adults only, and where the drinks budget does more good.

New Year’s Eve Escape: The Buffer Math

Sydney’s early viewing-area lockouts, Times Square’s morning queues, a countdown at sea that depends on port time — and the return flight that ruins the trip.

Thanksgiving Long-Weekend Escape Math

Thanksgiving falls on November 26 this year. How to compare a resort, a short cruise and a city break on total cost — and protect the trip before you protect the fare.

Silversea, Seabourn, Regent: What Each Includes

Three ultra-luxury lines drawing the line between included and extra in three different places. The fare models compared — plus Silversea's published 25% single supplement, not the 10% the comparison sites repeat.

Silversea’s New Suite Categories: What Changes in 2027

Seventeen suite types now sit in four categories. The labels are new; the suites are not. The genuine new benefits reach Residence and Villa guests, and only from January 1, 2027.

Silversea 2027-28: Japan Is the Story, Alaska Is the Structure

A first summer season in Japan built around Gion Matsuri and Awa Odori, an Alaska program that shrank while getting easier to plan, and exactly what the new Seward rail link does not remove.

EXPLORA III’s First Season: What’s Actually New

A longer hull, LNG propulsion, three new dining concepts and a northern inaugural arc — plus the 2027–28 reset that shows why you protect the land side of the trip.

Explora Journeys 2027-28: Read This Before the Older Coverage

A whole winter program was canceled on 21 August and most write-ups predate it. EXPLORA V is not the Asia ship, EXPLORA I has moved to South America, and Petra and Luxor are off the map.

Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Refit: What Changes in 2027

Thirty-one new staterooms, refreshed Grills and bigger kennels arrive in May 2027. None of it is a reason to assume a better fare, and the post-refit cabins are already on sale.

Ritz-Carlton Yachts: What All-Inclusive Covers

Three yachts, all-suite, every suite with a terrace — and a published inclusions list that runs to eight items. Shore excursions are not one of them, which is the most expensive assumption available on this product.

Ritz-Carlton Yachts: Polynesia and Miami Debuts

Twenty-plus short Caribbean sailings from Miami and San Juan, against a 13-voyage Polynesia season where the 12-night can price below the 7-night.

Ritz-Carlton Yachts 2027-28: New Ports, and What Three Nights Buys

Sixty-plus winter voyages and fourteen new ports — including one the announcement says only a small ship can reach. Plus the Marina’s real limits and why a three-night voyage is a different product.

Expedition Cruising: What the Brochure Skips

The brochure sells the destination, not the logistics. Zodiac landings, solo cabins on Quark, PONANT and Lindblad, the real trip cost, and accessibility honestly.