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• When my kids went back to college, I went on a cruise alone without my husband.
• Although I had to push myself outside my comfort zone, I loved being alone.
• I learned that I don't have to tie my happiness to my family.

Greeted with a warm smile, I scanned my seapass and reminded myself that these next few days would be an

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• My husband and I are avid cruisers, but we'd never sailed on a mega-ship until recently.
• We went aboard Royal Caribbean's 10,000-person Star of the Seas for our 20th wedding anniversary.
• I'd recommend a large cruise ship for a romantic getaway for a variety of reasons.

My husband and I have been

• American diners are a dying breed. I visited two in New Jersey, the diner capital of the US, and spoke with the owners.
• The two were very different. One focused on expansion and innovation; the other was more traditional.
• After my visits, I'm more optimistic

Apple's big September event has come and gone and the new iPhone 17 line of smartphones has just hit stores.

While we're nearing the end of 2025, there's actually still a whole lot more to talk about when it comes to new Apple products – explicitly, new products that Apple didn't mention at its big event.

Apple still has plenty of newly updated and upgraded devices on the way. Here's what to expect

Mashable recently visited DEEP's campus –  the company building deep sea habitats with the mission to get people to live under water by the end of this decade.

We'll take you underwater in a submarine to see where the habitats will first be tested, then we’ll go inside Sentinel – one of the two habitats DEEP is currently developing, and explore the history of the technology, as well as what it

• The price of gold has roughly doubled in the past two years, topping $3,700 this week.
• Silver has seen a similar price rally, though it has been more volatile.
• Gold's high price could push some novice collectors to consider starting with silver's lower unit cost.

Price rallies, like the recent