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We have taken 20+ cruises over the past 10 years and since we have started Premier Cruise Gear we now cruise 2 - 3 times a year.  We love every aspect of cruising.  We have been on small, medium and some of the new mega ships.  While each ship has different features and aspects, the one constant on every ship is chair hoggers?What are chair hoggers?  You might not know the term but you have definitely seen their work.  They are the people who rise at the crack of dawn l …

To decorate your cabin door or not?Let me start with saying that we have not received or read any "official" notifications from any cruise line regarding door decorations, with the exception of Carnival regarding fire retardant items.So the question is: why decorate your cabin door?You could ask 100 people this question and get about 100 reasons why or why not.  For me personally, I like to decorate our cabin door with a banner and/or magnet mainly to find the cabin easier.As new and bigge …

Don't panic, no aliens are not coming, just the Holidays!Cruising during the holidays is a family tradition for a lot of families.  We have cruised on Thanksgiving and Christmas before and thoroughly enjoyed the decorations and festivities.  We are actually cruising this Thanksgiving  week on the Carnival Magic.  One of our favorite traditions is picking out a new door decoration.  We have switched between a door banner and a door magnet on past cruises.  One …