Category: budgeting

Real Upgrades

I’ve always found the promise of an x-category upgrade rather intriguing; especially when it seems to promise a change to an entirely different type of stateroom rather than just an upgrade into a higher category within the same type of stateroom. What constitutes an upgrade for one person might not be considered...

Captain Tim Voss of American Safari Cruises- Podcast

Listen to an interview with Captain Tim Voss of American Safari Cruises. He navigated us through the Alaska waters giving us an up close and personal view of the natural wonders of this amazing state. [display_podcast]              Show Notes Click on the titles for more info: American Safari Cruises Written and produced by...

Europe Cruise Values

Cruise Bug has been working on an exciting new project for the past few months. Keep watching for updates. A few posts ago, I wrote about the value of cruising in Europe. I still believe that cruising in Europe costs less than a comparable land vacation especially with the high costs of...

Raising Fuel Supplement Fees

The cost of oil continues to effect all of us. For cruisers, that means in the form of increased costs in transportation fees to the port in addition to the fuel supplement fees that cruise lines now levy against passengers. When will this end? Below are the details of this new increase:...

Great European Cruise Deals

The cruise line referenced in the previous day’s blog was Crystal, a luxury cruise line. While there are certainly values to be had on Crystal, especially if you look at their Value Collection Fares, there are also other great fares out there. Here are a few examples: Voyages of Discovery hads some...