A specialty, or alternative, restaurant requires a nightly per person fee in addition to your cruise fare.

Any group of individuals—a company, church group, or family members—can charter all or part of a cruise ship. It’s a good idea to ask if there are any partial charters booked on any sailing you’re int [..]

If you book a “crossing,” that means your itinerary crosses the Atlantic or Pacific oceans.

The cruise ticket contract lists the terms and conditions passengers agree to when they book a sailing. It lists all types of things, like what you can expect if your cruise is canceled or what happen [..]

The cruise fare outlines how much each person will pay for the voyage and stipulates exactly what is included in that fare.

You can’t easily learn your way around a ship without first reviewing the deck plan. These illustrations show what type of staterooms are located on each deck along with the location of elevators, lau [..]

Most cruise fares are based on double occupancy. That means two people sharing one cabin.

Also known as “run of ship,” a guarantee is a type of cruise fare. You book a particular cabin category but are not assigned a cabin number. Instead, the cruise ship keeps selling that cabin category. [..]

The itinerary lists the voyage’s schedule day by day, noting both ports of call and sea days.

Wherever you sail, each port of call will levy a charge based on local taxes and fees. That fee is charged to the cruise company, which then in turn charges it back to you. Cruise fares generally don’ [..]