See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Recently, Crystal Cruises announced its Crystal Serenity ship will begin sailing The Bahamas this summer, home-porting in Bimini and Nassau. This enables the cruise line to bypass CDC requirements for sailing into U.S. ports. Vaccines are required for all passengers. The Details The Crystal Serenity will sail at a reduced […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. A few years ago, I wrote a post about scoring flight vouchers through Voluntary Denied Boarding (VDB, i.e. getting bumped to a later flight). Several readers shared their experiences reaping the rewards from an oversold flight. My family never seems to be in the right place at the right time […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Like many of you, I was really excited when I got an email from Wyndham announcing new partnership with Vacasa.com At least in theory, we now have access to 15,000 more properties, for a relatively reasonable 15,000 points per bedroom/ per night. Well, if you can stomach dealing with Wyndham, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. This November my in-laws are hoping to take a cruise around South America, depending on what the entry requirements will be at the time. My family won’t be able to go for several reasons. First, the kids won’t be vaccinated by fall, so that’s that. But even if they were, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I try to keep up with all the cruise line news since my family is a big fan of cruising and I know many readers are as well. Here is the latest: Royal Caribbean Announces 2022-2023 Caribbean Itineraries This morning, Royal Caribbean loaded 7-night cruises on their website to the […]