Cruise lines are seemingly adopting the budget airline model: Charge a base fare and pile on extras. Newer cruise ships have "more opportunities to upsell" with restaurant and entertainment options.

Rendering of a Transcend Cruises ship. The first one is scheduled to arrive in June 2025. Photo Credit: Transcend Cruises Group charters are big business in river cruising. Several river cruise lines ...

Who could forget the images that went viral last year of a cruise ship’s stern looking like a top-heavy birthday cake? So colorful and cartoon-like were the decks layered with twisting waterslides, ...