Stephanie Serino's Travel Blog

Readers Beware. Here is a list of the 13 creepiest places in the world.

We all want to do the right thing when traveling, and tipping can be confusing. Travel & Leisure has just published a worldwide Tipping Guide which you may find useful.

On Saturday, I toured Princess Cruises small ship "Royal Princess" at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. I'll post a review soon, but here's the Slideshow .

On Friday, I toured the "Celebrity Constellation" in Cape Liberty, New Jersey before she headed North on a Fall Foliage cruise. A detailed review will be posted soon but meanwhile, here's my Slideshow .

October is National Cruise Vacation Month according to CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association). Every cruise line has heaps of specials this month: reduced deposits, reduced fares, free upgrades, on-board credit, etc. A few companies are offering the best values for bookings made October 16-18, but most go through the end of this month. All sail dates and all destinations are included, although Fall 2008, and Europe and Alaska 2009 are especially promoted. The specials can be combined with past passenger and Virtuoso offers. Call me for more details! My husband Michael and I just attended a seminar in Toronto on hosting Virtuoso Voyager and Explorer Club sailings. Perhaps you'll receive an invitation to join us on a future cruise. Later this month, I will be touring two ships in New York (stay tuned for more details). Here's a link to my website for these October cruise deals.