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This week's Port Lowdown is your embarkation guide to Lisbon, Portugal! Lots to unpack and, as usual, a few surprises.
06/21/2026

This week's Port Lowdown is your embarkation guide to Lisbon, Portugal! Lots to unpack and, as usual, a few surprises.

Lisbon, Portugal looks like an easy cruise embarkation port. But ge...

This week's Port Lowdown is from Stockholm, Sweden, which turned out to be more than expected- more docks, more issues t...
06/16/2026

This week's Port Lowdown is from Stockholm, Sweden, which turned out to be more than expected- more docks, more issues to deal with, more attractions. Lots to take in!

Stockholm, Sweden is an incredible cruise destination but where you...

This week's Port Lowdown is an exciting addition to our ship tours: Virgin Voyages! It's cool, it's colorful, it's a bit...
06/08/2026

This week's Port Lowdown is an exciting addition to our ship tours: Virgin Voyages! It's cool, it's colorful, it's a bit naughty.

Virgin Voyages isn’t a typical cruise line… The Scarlet Lady is unl...

Hi All! We're back in Japan for this week's Port Lowdown. Never heard of Tsuruga? Think awesome castles, mountain forest...
05/31/2026

Hi All! We're back in Japan for this week's Port Lowdown. Never heard of Tsuruga? Think awesome castles, mountain forests, and dinosaurs! This was a very unique port of call!

Can you do the Fukui Dinosaur Museum and Eiheiji Temple on a limited Tsuruga port day? Most say no—we say yes. In this guide, we break down the exact logisti...

rand Bahama started rough, but smoothed out before the end. And we picked up some tips for you along the way. Welcome to...
05/24/2026

rand Bahama started rough, but smoothed out before the end. And we picked up some tips for you along the way. Welcome to the Caribbean!

Freeport is a major shipping hub, and the cruise terminal can feel ...

This week's Port Lowdown continues the Port Canaveral coverage with embarkation. What did we learn from our experience f...
05/17/2026

This week's Port Lowdown continues the Port Canaveral coverage with embarkation. What did we learn from our experience flying in and getting on our ship? Here's our 10 lessons!

Planning a cruise out of Port Canaveral? It’s one of the busiest ports in the world, but as we found out over two recent cruises, getting from the airport to...

This week's Port Lowdown is from Port Canaveral, first of two parts. Here we discuss the port and things to do nearby. S...
05/10/2026

This week's Port Lowdown is from Port Canaveral, first of two parts. Here we discuss the port and things to do nearby. Some obvious...others kinda surprising!

Port Canaveral is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, and while it's the gateway to Orlando's famous theme parks, trying to squeeze Disney or Unive...

This week's Port Lowdown continues our Busan, South Korea trip with a special tour designed for our mixed generation gro...
05/03/2026

This week's Port Lowdown continues our Busan, South Korea trip with a special tour designed for our mixed generation group. We rank the spots we saw for accessibility, which is an important consideration for many cruisers!

5 likes. "Busan Cruise Port Guide: 5 Spots Ranked for Accessibility in 2026!"

ears to Asia and Korea. Busan is all the way south and a huge and exciting city to check out! Here's our DIY version.
04/26/2026

ears to Asia and Korea. Busan is all the way south and a huge and exciting city to check out! Here's our DIY version.

3 likes. "Busan, South Korea Cruise Port Guide for 2026!"

This week's Port Lowdown is from Nassau, Bahamas. Super popular, but also surprising (with an unexpected encounter that ...
04/19/2026

This week's Port Lowdown is from Nassau, Bahamas. Super popular, but also surprising (with an unexpected encounter that changed the whole trip)!

1 like. "Nassau, Bahamas Cruise Port Guide for 2026!"

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