We have all seen dress military and other uniforms on formal nights. When is it proper for a yacht Captain to wear his informal uniform on a cruise ship as a...

Because there are so many competing groups these days for the mail list and there is a significant number of people that won't post in rtc, I have created the...

Here's a link to a great comedian who I recently saw on the Navigator of the Seas. I bought his Late Night Cd on the ship and it is available on his site. It...

Hi Folks, I'll be on the August 16 sailing of the EotS. It's a wedding cruise - there will be about 30 of us in all. The bride and groom are getting married...

Just got a notice from Starwood that they've built a new oceanfront hotel in FLL, called "the Atlantic." Any of you SE Floridians have a chance to see this...

Hi Everyone, I saw this article published today on-line in the New York Times discussing some of the detail of the QM2's technical...

Just returned from a Baltic cruise on RCCL Jewel of the Sea. Beautiful ship and exciting ports.Ship has one big problem in the dinning room- limited menu . I...

Does anyone know what powers the "ship's whistle" on these big boats? I took a Carnival cruise to the bahamas, and I just about had a coronary when the whistle...

First some background: I have been on 14 cruises and have been on 3 group cruises...one of which was GGC 2004. I choose my cruises by price, where the ship...

Hi Everyone, I received this press release from Steiner Leisure Limited and thought it would be of interest. It will be interesting to see if Steiner will...

Does anyone know whether U.S. Customs is still insisting on seeing identification for all passengers prior to clearing a ship for landing at St Thomas? On my...

I have an e-mail in to Peter and am waiting patiently (not) for their office to open so that I can confirm my booking! We've been long-time RTC readers and...

so many web sites ---- so many deals--- were to look for a good price for a cruise that is not a rip off. who can i trust ????? THANKS

Hi Everyone, I received this press release from The International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) and thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any...

HAL provides it's suite passengers with dry cleaning and laundry service for free. Has ayone ever had any clothes fixed or made smaller or larger, by...

Dear Sir, Direct from the owner we wanted Fast Passenger Ferry Wanted High Speed Day/Night Passenger Ferry - Passenger Capacity 500 - Built after April 1994/...

Anyone have experience--good or bad--with using the little FRS walkie-talkies on cruise ships? Seems like they might be a good way to coordinate with BW when...

I've never been on a cruise, and I'm browsing the AAA Cruise reservation page. I notice that you can reserve a class Z inside stateroom, at a pretty big...

Hi Everyone, I received this press release from Holland America and thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are...