A travel advisor ranks the Ensenada shore excursions worth booking, the La Bufadora vendor gauntlet, and ship vs independent picks.

A travel advisor's guide to parking at Canada Place for your Alaska cruise, with rate ranges, park-and-stay hotels, and money-saving tips.

A travel advisor's guide to a short late-evening cruise stop in Victoria, BC, covering Ogden Point, Butchart Gardens, the Inner Harbour, Fisherman's Wharf, high tea, why the stop exists, transport, prices, and what to skip.

A travel advisor's practical guide to St. Thomas cruise ports, Magens Bay, Paradise Point, Charlotte Amalie shopping, the ferry to St. John, snorkeling, and taxi prices.

A travel advisor's practical guide to the Philipsburg cruise port, Great Bay boardwalk, Maho Beach plane spotting, Orient Bay, the French side of Marigot, water taxi, snorkeling, and taxi prices.

A first-person Skagway cruise port guide covering the White Pass railroad, Gold Rush history, the walkable downtown, dog sledding, prices, and what to skip.

A first-person Sitka cruise port guide covering the totem park, Alaska Raptor Center, Fortress of the Bear, Russian history, sea otter tours, prices, and what to skip.

A travel advisor's guide to Santorini on a cruise: cable car vs donkeys, Fira and Oia, the tender-line crunch, sunset buses, wine, prices, and what to skip.

A San Juan cruise port guide from a travel advisor and cruise YouTuber. Old San Juan, El Morro and San Cristobal, beaches, Bacardi, El Yunque, food, taxis, and what to skip.

How to spend a cruise day in Rome from Civitavecchia. Transfer options, timing risk, the big sights, prices, and when to just stay in the port town.

A cruiser's guide to Puerto Vallarta: the Malecon, Old Town, Los Muertos Beach, tequila tasting, the Marigalante, taxi prices, and what to skip.

A walkable Nassau port-day plan from a travel advisor and cruise YouTuber: Junkanoo Beach, Queen's Staircase, Fort Fincastle, the straw market, rum and conch, and whether Atlantis is worth it.

A travel advisor's port guide to Naples on a cruise: walk the historic center, eat real pizza, trains to Pompeii, taxi prices, safety, and what to skip.

A travel advisor's plan for a Mykonos cruise day: tender tips, Chora's lanes, the windmills, Little Venice, beaches, sea bus prices, and what to skip.

A travel advisor's port guide to Mazatlan for cruisers, covering Old Town, the Malecon, Golden Zone beaches, pulmonias, cliff divers, Stone Island, seafood, prices, and safety.

What to do in Key West on a cruise, from Mallory Square and Duval Street to the Hemingway Home, Southernmost Point, Fort Zachary Taylor beach, and key lime pie. Prices and what to skip.

A cruise-day plan for Ketchikan: Creek Street, totem parks, the lumberjack show, Misty Fjords, prices, rain gear, and what to skip.

A cruise-day plan for Juneau: Mendenhall Glacier, whale watching, the tramway, ice caves, prices, transport, and what to skip.