One of the themes that has defined 2025 so far has been the complicated fate of TikTok. The popular social media platform has been caught in the crosshairs of severe legal scrutiny. The United States Read more…
Sitting at dinner during the 5 p.m. early setting, my tablemate, a former Coast Guard officer, noticed that our ship had fully stopped moving. That’s not typical, he explained, given that we had just left Read more…
The ongoing feud between the U.S. government and TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, began in 2020, when President Donald Trump proposed the first ban on TikTok in the U.S., claiming it threatened national security. Since then, the Read more…
Stephen “Sarge” Guilfoyle is never one to hold back his feelings. If you ask the veteran trader what he thinks of the big-data-analytics company Palantir Technologies (PLTR) , he’ll tell you in no uncertain terms. 💰 Stay Read more…
Krista Jocelyn has shared her life working on cruise ships on her popular YouTube channel. Normally, when she leaves a ship, she knows that she’s coming back on a different contract. She may have months Read more…
When you visit many of the Facebook groups built around players in Royal Caribbean’s Casino Royale, many members are looking for an edge. People commonly ask what the top slot machines are to play when Read more…
Carnival Cruise Line angered its passengers when it changed the late-night hours at its pizza counters last year. The cruise line’s two different (but essentially the same) pizzerias, offer full pizzas made to order and Read more…
Balconies seem to be an invitation to trouble for some passengers. It’s not uncommon to smell smoke or even a waft of marijuana coming from the balcony next to or below yours. Every cruise line strictly Read more…
I’m not an art lover, or at least I didn’t think I was. At our house my wife and I do have a mix of art and pictures hanging on our walls. Most of the Read more…
Many adult cruisers want to avoid school vacations, especially on family-friendly lines like Royal Caribbean and Carnival, which host more kids than usual. Even mostly adult lines like Celebrity Cruises end up with more kids Read more…