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Plan the trip you actually want to take
I’m Ellie Simons, an engineer who plans trips like puzzles. This is where the vague “we should go there someday” turns into a real itinerary, with the details already sorted out.
Let’s start planning your next adventure!
Start with the trip you’re planning
Four sections. Pick the one you’re in.
Cruises
Lines, ships, cabins, fares, and port days, compared honestly.
Explore cruise guides02Destinations
Region-by-region guides built around how to spend your time.
Browse destinations03Road Trips
Routes with realistic stops and room to actually enjoy the drive.
Explore road trips04Travel Planning
Packing, budgets, logistics, gear, and the after-you-book questions.
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Cabins & SuitesSeasickness on a Cruise: Prevention, Treatment, and Safety
Prevent and manage cruise seasickness with cabin, horizon, and medication guidance, side-effect warnings, child safety, and signs to seek medical care.
Cruise Planning & TipsWhat to Do If You Miss the Cruise Ship
Missed your cruise ship? Follow calm, practical steps for port contacts, passports, insurance, legal onward travel and preventing another miss.
Cruise Planning & TipsCan You Bring Alcohol on a Cruise? Rules by Cruise Line
Compare 2026 cruise alcohol rules for Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, Princess and Disney, including limits, corkage and packing.
The specialty
Cruise planning, worked out in detail
Ships, routes, cabins, and the logistics behind a good sailing. What matters, what can go wrong, what’s worth paying more for, and what you can safely ignore.
For terminal-level port research, I also run CruisePorts.co, covering getting ashore, transport, walkability, and port-day timing.
Lines
Mainstream, premium, luxury: who each one is really for.
Cabins
Which upgrades earn their money and which don’t.
Ports
Realistic plans for the hours you actually have ashore.
Costs
What’s included, what isn’t, and where the extras add up.
About
Hi, I’m Ellie Simons
I’m the traveler, researcher, writer, and editor behind this site. I care a lot about the line between personal experience and researched guidance, and I make sure you can always tell which one you’re reading.
When I’ve sailed it, stayed there, or tested it myself, I say so.
When a guide is built from research, I treat that research seriously and never pretend I was there.
Guides get updated when prices, schedules, or rules change.