I write about boats and cruises the way I plan my own trips: by going to the cruise line, the port authority or the state boating agency before anything else. When I answer a question here, whether it’s what a fare type includes, how to print luggage tags, where to park at a port, or how a trailer gets registered without a title, I read the operator’s own pages and the official rules first, and I note the month I checked every price, because these change with the season.
Crossing from England to America by boat takes anywhere from about four days on a modern cruise ship to nearly a month on a sailboat, depending on the vessel and the weather.
Cruise ship crew sleep in small shared cabins on the lower decks, often below the waterline, and a single ship employs 900 to 2,400 crew members.
Mercury boat motor hours show up in a VesselView or SmartCraft Connect app, a SmartCraft gauge, a dealer’s ECM scan, or an aftermarket hour meter.
Are Bayliners good boats? Older models had real defects, but boats built since 2000 use composite hulls and reliable Mercury engines at budget prices.
T-Mobile offers voice and text on cruises through satellite roaming at high per-minute rates, while Xfinity Mobile does not work on cruise ships at all.
Uber from FLL to the Miami cruise port averages $58 for the 27-mile ride, while Port Everglades taxis cost far less for a much shorter trip.
Lubricate a boat steering cable with a zerk fitting and marine grade grease once a year, or replace it using exact measuring formulas and step-by-step removal instructions.
Whats a pontoon boat? It is a flat boat that floats on hollow tubes for a stable, wide deck, unlike a sailing sloop, a skiff, a wake boat or a tender.
Seven ships sank at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, but only three, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah, were permanent losses.
Build a cardboard boat that floats for a school project, plus popsicle stick and foil versions, with steps, a comparison table, and fixes for leaks.
