About AllThingsCruise:
There is a whole world of cruising out there, and the creators of AllThingsCruise are devoted to helping you, the consumer, find the right cruise for your vacation. Whether you are new to the cruising sector, or a seasoned veteran, we hope that you will find these pages and links to be of use; there’s a wealth of information to be had.
A glance through our site provides information on the cruise lines, their ships, and itineraries. Even more important, perhaps, is the insider information (What do I pack? How should I tip? How can I get the best deal?) that you’ll find in these pages.
We truly hope that you’ll find AllThingsCruise to be a central point for links to all of the best cruise-related information on the internet…enjoy!
Meet the creators of AllThingsCruise:
Publisher/Executive Editor Heidi Allison-Shane’s experience includes 50 cruise ship adventures, from Glacier Bay in Alaska on a lovely
Princess Cruises ship to Antarctica on the Marco Polo; from the rainforests of Central America to the remote Galapagos Islands on the Celebrity Xpedition; from St. Petersburg, Russia via the small ship Regent Seven Seas Navigator to the mystical lands of the Orient; an Atlantic Crossing on the QM2 and a photo safari in Kenya. She is an accomplished travel writer, and the author of the luxury vacation website, www.vacationwhispers.com. She also maintains current memberships in the Society of American Travel Writers, the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives, and the North American Travel Journalists Association. She has worked extensively as a consultant to the travel industry, specializing in online marketing.
Editor and Chief Blogger Cynthia Boal Janssens is a veteran travel and cruise writer who became well known to 
Midwestern audiences during her stint as travel editor of the Detroit News. She has been a freelancer for a number of years now and has been specializing in cruising for most of that time. She has been published in newspapers and magazines across the USA (and in Africa, too!)
She is particularly interested in small ship cruises and those have taken her to Antarctica, deep into the Amazon, through the rivers of France. She just recently completed a seven-day cruise to the Galapagos Islands. But she sails the big ships, too, and often participates in the inaugural cruises of new vessels. In fact, she leaves next week for a transatlantic sailing on Celebrity’s new flagship, the Equinox.
Cynthia is a former national president of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and when she isn’t cruising, chances are she is on the golf course … she also does a lot of writing about golf travel.
Cynthia and her husband Chet, who travels with her and takes most of the photos, live in Northern Michigan in the summer and Southwest Florida in the winter.
A long-time consumer advocate, Cynthia welcomes your questions about cruising…she has visited most every cruise area of the world and always wants to go back.
Research Editor Renee Shannon has an extensive research background and is a consultant to the travel industry. She is a writing and research contributor to several prominent travel websites and specializes in the cruise industry and luxury all-inclusive resorts.
