The Croatian coast is dotted with over 1000 islands. In a country like this one, there is really no reason to limit oneself to the road. And second to diving right in, what better way to spend quality time with the Adriatic than to take a Jadrolinija ferry from Kor?ula to Split? Jadrolinija is Croatia’s » Read more

Baltic cruiseferry giant Tallink-Silja is currently offering one-way overnight ferry rides from Stockholm to Riga for as little as SEK100 (€10.90; $14.80)! Ferries depart from Stockholm’s Frihamnen terminal, which can easily be reached and lord knows how many banana cocktails—later, the mammoth cruiseferry pulls into Riga’s Juras Pasazieru Stacija (Sea Passenger Terminal), less than one » Read more

Photograph by ALA-Gator We finally got around to taking a look at our April issue of Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel. Our favorite item therein? Well, thanks for asking. We found Marilyn Holstein’s “Gently Down the Stream” suggestive, even inspiring. Holstein’s article is essentially a narrative of her river cruise journey from Nürnberg to Budapest. We » Read more

Photograph by Jerry and Betty Latta On Monday, we told you about the great ferry options offered by Hellenic Seaways. If you don’t find what you are looking for on the Hellenic Seaways Web site—after all, there are many Greek islands not serviced check out the Paleologos S.A. Shipping and Travel Enterprises site. It is » Read more

Photograph by Kaymaria Daskarolis Greek ferry company Hellenic Seaways offers one-way, round-trip, and multi-leg ferry trips between the main ports of mainland Greece (Piraeus, Rafina, Agios Constantinos, and Volos) and 32 Greek islands. The company’s Web site is very easy to use, and permits online ticket purchase and multiple ticket pick-up options. While you can » Read more

We’ve been noticing a glut of articles and press releases in the trades about the cruise industry’s resurgence, on the one hand, and the creative pursuits of first time cruisers, on the other.  While, admittedly, this Cheapo would have a full fledged panic attack trying to sleep in a vessel at sea with 1,500 other passengers, some » Read more