Category: Cruising

The Best Travel Problem and the Mystery of Aruba

I was going back through my catalogue of old photos looking for some I could use for a lecture on Costa Rica when I stumbled across a folder labeled “Aruba.” Now if we were small talking and you asked me, “Prof. Cruise, have you ever been to Aruba?” I would answer, without hesitation: “No, but I hear it’s beautiful.” Or had I?

The Ultimate Guide to NCL’s Premium Beverage Package (Formerly the Ultimate Beverage Package)

If you’re seeking out information about the UBP, it’s probably because you’ve selected it as a promotion for an upcoming cruise or you’re contemplating selecting it. Or perhaps you’ve partaken of it before and are just here for the booze porn. Either way, here’s the lowdown on the package followed by some “material” to get through a long week (no judgment here).

Spend a Day on Great Stirrup Cay

Prof. Cruise is hunkered down at home today hibernating in a blanket cave, fearful of reports of snowmageddon coming to Seattle this weekend, so I’ll be filling in for today’s lecture. Introducing Prof. Cruise’s T.A., “H” Allow me to introduce myself. I’m “H,” Prof. Cruise’s T.A. (teaching/travel assistant). At barely...