Don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for a cruise line-sponsored shore excursion? You might want to consider going online and browsing Cruise Critic’s “Roll Call’ forums where guests booked on your cruise look to find other like-minded guests to share tours and save a lot of money.

Bathroom plumbing is probably the last thing you want to think about on a Caribbean cruise. But Richard Schulman was so riled up about his stinky stateroom – and Carnival’s unhelpful crew — that he documented his woes on a YouTube video. Here’s the tale from the loo.

The Wind Surf is larger than her sister ships, with five masts and seven decks. An open-air sports platform is equipped with sailboards, snorkeling gear, water skis, sailboats and kayaks, or you can try out the two pools, two hot tubs or fitness center. Read for more…

Funniest ‘dam thing you’ll see

John Heald has done it again. Check out his video tour of a bathroom on the Carnival Splendor. You won’t believe your eyes.