Tag: Cruises
Two more “free” MSC cruises booked & lessons learned
Over the past 12 months, my family has taken five cruises: we took the Carnival Pride from Rome to the Greek Isles & Turkey before...
Do it yourself Alaska cruise excursions (what we booked)
A couple of weeks ago, I set sail on an Alaska Cruise on Holland America's Niew Amsterdam, which was one of the many "free"...
(EXPIRED) Carnival Amex Offer: Spend $1,000 & get 25,000 Membership Rewards
There's a new Carnival Amex Offer out which has a superb return if you need to spend $1,000 with Carnival in the next few...
(EXPIRED) (Update: Extended) Virgin Voyages: 7-night European Cruises for as few as 62K points
Update 5/31/23: Virgin has reached out to let us know that this promotion has been extended through August 27, 2023, so that gives an...
(EXPIRED) Royal Caribbean Amex Offer: 20,000 Membership Rewards on $1000+ in spend
There is a new targeted Amex Offer out that's good for 20,000 Membership Rewards points when you spend $1000+ at Royal Caribbean. That could...
Our experience booking a “free” MSC Cruise
I've written quite a bit about "free" cruises lately, and over the past couple of days my wife and I have booked a couple...
Adventures in Atlantic City fishing for another free cruise
I recently took my third cruise of the past 4.5 months. We've got several non-cruise trips planned this year, but I often say that...
Tips for new cruisers from new cruisers
This morning, I am disembarking the Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas, our third cruise in the past ~4.5 months. Before this last couple...
Holland America cruise match program (possible free cruise offer)
Holland America is out with a cruise match program that might provide a new opportunity for a free cruise. A member of our Frequent...
(EXPIRED) Celebrity Cruises Amex Offers: Spend $500/$1,000 & Earn 17,500/35,000 Bonus Membership Rewards
A couple of new Celebrity Cruises Amex Offers are available today. The offers are targeted, but both versions offer a very generous return on...
How to cruise for free (or close to it) with Royal Caribbean and Carnival
I never thought I would be excited about cruises, but it turns out that learning how to cruise for free (well, almost free) has...
[Dead] “Free” Royal Caribbean cruise match offer & kids sail free stack (parlay that...
If you previously followed along and turned your Wyndham Diamond status into a "free" Carnival cruise in a balcony room, it's time to parlay...
First impressions of Nick’s European cruise on the Carnival Pride
This morning, I left the Carnival Pride after 10 days of cruising from Rome, Italy to Santorini, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey (Ephesus); Athens, Greece; Katakolon,...
Review: Stena Line Ferry From Liverpool To Belfast
Before setting off on the 3 Cards, 3 Continents challenge, my wife and I spent a month in the UK, France and Ireland this...
