Written by Nate Vallier, Alaska Travel Desk, 2025 World Cruise Crown Princess, June 24, 2025 Booking a cruise that’s going to traverse half of the world leaves a LOT of potential for things to go wrong. The cruise lines all updated their Contract of Carriage/Terms & Conditions to reflect they no longer guarantee itineraries and […]
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Working while on a cruise
Written by Nate Vallier, Alaska Travel Desk, for cruisetheloveboat.com, June 10, 2025 Even before Covid, I thankfully had a job that was OK with the idea of working remotely. See, Hawai’i is ridiculously expensive and traffic just sucks everywhere on O’ahu. It used to take me 2 hours to get from Ewa Beach to downtown […]
2025 World Cruise Day 12 Update
Written by Nate Vallier, Alaska Travel Desk on board Crown Princess, and Chillie Falls, Alaska Travel Desk, June 11, 2025 The Crown Princess was hit by awful weather once again between Adelaide and Perth causing a delay in the arrival to Perth. “Bah! More waves, more storms has slowed us down; these waves are definitely […]
Tips on Luggage
Written by Nate Vallier, Alaska Travel Desk, for 2025 World Cruise on Crown Princess Tips on Luggage is an expose by Nate Vallier, Alaska Travel Desk from the 2025 World Cruise on board Crown Princess. With 30+ years in the travel business, Nate offers his thoughts and ideas on luggage, particularly for long cruises like […]
2025 World Cruise Day 3
Written by Chillie Falls for Nate Vallier, Alaska Travel Desk, June 2, 2025 CLICK HERE to See Nate’s World Cruise, Day 1-2 Opening Message from Nate Vallier, Alaska Travel Desk Nate is not accustomed to inside cabins so was shocked at the hanger and storage space on the Crown Princess. Nate’s interview with Chillie for […]