I've sailed on 50 cruises. Here are 4 I'd book again as someone without kids.

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megan posing with mickey and minnie on a disney cruise
I've sailed on eight cruise lines, including Disney's ships.

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I quit my desk job to work on cruises 10 years ago. It has its drawbacks, but I've seen 79 countries.

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Young woman looking at view from the boat on the Ithaca island in Greece
I (not pictured) quit my full-time job in New York City to work onboard a cruise ship.

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A group of cruise passengers stranded off the coast of Africa spent 6 days chasing the ship to get back on

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A map showing the distance between São Tomé and Príncipe, Gambia, and Senegal — docking locations for the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship.
A map showing the distance between São Tomé and Príncipe, Gambia, and Senegal — docking locations for the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship.

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Passengers are furious after Norwegian Cruise Line removed Antarctica from its itinerary after everyone had boarded

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A docked, white cruise ship with a red sun on the side of it with construction in the foreground and light blue skies behind it.
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sun cruise ship docked in Jacksonville, Florida.

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

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

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The US Coast Guard doesn't check cruise ships for man-overboard technology that's been legally required for over 10 years

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An illustration of Carnival Magic cruise ship surrounded by a life preserver ring with text from CVSSA safety requirements passed by Congress in 2010
Vague language in a 2010 law means cruise ships largely rely on cameras to spot people who've gone overboard, sometimes losing critical seconds in rescue missions.

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