THE CRUISE INSIDER

Or the birth of 'the Everyman Cruise'. When I announced I was going to work on cruise ships in 1999, the jovial response from friends...

Ever been to Alaska? You should totally go! It is stunningly beautiful up there, the wildlife is amazing, locals are so hospitable and...

Or The (real) First World Cruise in History! Quite a few sources will have you believe that the first around-the-world cruise was the 130-day voyage of Cunard’s RMS Laconia in 1923. But that is not so! Four decades before a couple of British entrepreneurs launched the world's first designated cruise line with an ambitious world cruise offering, that was very likely inspired by the fictional voyage of gentleman adventurer Phileas Fogg. SS Ceylon, guests on deck, © The Graphic,

Saturday, June 8, 1867 New Work, New York: a young(ish) American journalist with a magnificent moustache drags himself and his hangover...

How old is cruising as a leisure travel product? – When did the first paying guests venture out to sea for no other reason than the...

Cruising as a commercial leisure phenomenon has existed for more than 175 years! I bet you didn’t know that. And you would not be alone;...