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The Food on the MSC Lirica

We entered the dining room with great expectations of wonderful Italian cuisine and continental dishes not typical of what we would eat on the other cruise lines. We left the dining room with full stomachs, but with little taste of interesting food. Did we somehow board a ship chartered for passengers on...

More fuel surcharges

Almost all of the cruise lines have now instituted fuel surcharges. NCL recently joined the bandwagon, putting a $7.00 charge into effect. That’s $4.00 more per day for two people than other cruiselines, but the charge only applies to cruises booked after December 1, 2007. Unlike the other lines that are charging...

Cruise Cabin Upgrade Surprise

I booked back-to-back cruises when I found that two different cruise lines offered convenient sailing dates. I originally had booked a Mexican Riviera cruise on NCL’s Star, but continued to look at other itineraries and prices. Then it dawned on me that I could go on two cruises from the same port....