Cruises will be super-popular next year. Be prepared to fight for a pool chair.

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Two Royal Caribbean cruise ships at Perfect Day at CocoCay
Say goodbye to quiet pool decks and peaceful buffet lines — cruise ships are going to be packed in 2024.

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I was a cruise performer on a luxury ship. I traveled all over Europe and it was unlike any job I've ever had before.

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Autumn Eliza Sheffy in front of the AIDAluna.

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Passengers were left on a 'crummy cruise to nowhere' after their ship was turned away from New Zealand because it had 4 seashells stuck to the hull

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P&O cruise ship Pacific Adventure is seen docked at Main Wharf Cruise Ship Terminal on February 24, 2023 in Luganville, Vanuatu.
P&O's Pacific Adventure.

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A 3-year cruise was called off less than 2 weeks before departure

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A rendering of Life at Sea Cruises' MV Lara
Miray Cruises failed to buy the ship intended for the three-year expedition. It planned to name the ship MV Lara.

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Cruise staff say Carnival UK threatened to get rid of 919 of them if they refuse to take pay cuts

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The MV Ventura, run by P&O Cruises, is docked in Lisbon.
The MV Ventura, run by P&O Cruises, is docked in Lisbon.

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Carnival Cruise Line bans woman for life who tried to bring CBD gummies on board

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The Carnival Horizon left without the family of four after Melinda Van Veldhuizen was told she couldn't set sail.

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4 money-saving strategies I used to cruise the Greek Islands with my family for a week for just $1,700

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Carnival CEO says charging passengers an extra fee to help cover rising fuel costs is 'certainly not off the table'

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Cruise ship Carnival Valor docked in Marseille.
Carnival can charge passengers a "fuel supplement" fee of up to $9 per day without prior notice if the price of crude oil rises above $70 per barrel, according to the cruise line's contract of carriage.

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I've been on dozens of cruises, and I've learned to avoid 6 spending traps that drive up the bill

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I throw parties at sea for a living. Here's what it's like sailing the world as a cruise director for Royal Caribbean.

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Bonnie Bai.

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