Do You Really Need Travel Insurance?

Ever go on a cruise vacation and think about getting travel insurance? It is always debated whether or not someone really needs the coverage when going on a trip. This article "Do I Need Travel Insurance?" reviews some of the major areas covered when you leave town for a cruise or other vacation and what you should look for.

Hopefully this article will help with your decision if want to get travel insurance for the cruise you will be taking or any other type of trip.  My personal views on travel insurance depend on the price I am spending on the trip.  If it is a high priced trip for multiple days, I will purchase it.  I also usually purchase it if I will be overseas for an extended period of time as well for the piece of mind.

Top 10 Cruise Discussion Boards

This list is for people looking to get answers to their cruise questions. The list has some specialized cruise discussion boards for Disney and singles.  Here are some of the top 10:
10. Cruise Talk
9. Cruise Buggie
8. Singles Cruise

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Norwegian Cruise Line Changes Onboard Smoking Policy

With most ships already having altered the policy involving smoking, Norwegian Cruise Line is finally about to do the same. they will still allow some smoking in certain designated areas. Read More Here

Crystal Cruises Becoming All-Inclusive

Crystal Cruises has finally decided to make the full plunge into the all-inclusive cruise field. They recently announced that they will become all-inclusive in the spring of 2012. Upon doing this, they will be getting rid of their "As You Wish" shipboard credits. Read More Here

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Passes 2nd Sanitation Inspection

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 had failed a sanitation inspection a few months ago, which usually doesn't happen on the larger ships.  Recently the ship was re-inspected and passed.  Read More Here

Oceania Cruises Pushes Back Riviera's Maiden Voyage

Recently it was announced that Oceania Cruises will push back the maiden voyage of Riviera, its newest vessel still being built. Not much is impacted from this move, just some jostleing of passengers. Read More Here

Why You Should Take a Cruise

When people think about taking a vacation they should really look into taking a cruise.  It is quite a different experience that a normal trip you take where you stay in a hotel and visit the sites around the location that you are in.  If you want to visit another town outside of your hotel, you have to rent a car and drive on terrain that you are unfamiliar with.

If you decide to go on a cruise for vacation, the cruise line you choose doubles as your hotel and transportation. You can enjoy a port one day taking in all the sights and sounds, then board the ship to enjoy dinner and some socializing, only to go to be d and wake up in a new port to do it all over again.  You don't have to worry about driving to separate locations if you don't want to to and many times the ports that are visited are different from one another to give you a real sense of the many cultures around the world.

Just keep this in mind the next time you are trying to figure out where to go.  Cruise lines are positioned all over the world, depending on the season and can lead to a great adventure for around the same price as your usual vacation.