By Mike Coleman Could the glossy cruise brochures depicting your dream vacation be true? Will life on the high seas really be as fun and as exhilarating as you expect? ¨This week, in part two of our three-part series exploring the best way to plan and make the most of your first – or 10th …...

By Mike Coleman She kissed me on the cheek, under the stars on the lido deck, and my life has never been the same. Heck, I was just 13 years old, but there I was on one of Carnival’s first ships, the Mardi Gras, sailing under a moonlit sky some 30 years ago and in …...