cruise passengers stranded consequences

Recently, news agencies around the world reported about the cruise passengers “stranded” by their cruise ship during a tour. I put stranded in quotation marks for a couple of reasons. One, from Business Insider to Today.com and ABCNews.com, and even 9News in Australia, every headline contained the three same words:Continue Reading

Haunted Mansion Parlor artist rendering of the bar

Last October, Spirit Halloween released three very creepy Hitchhiking Ghosts masks, one for each of them. I first learned about the forthcoming Haunted Mansion bar on a post about the masks. (Thanks again, Maria!) The bar’s official title is the Haunted Mansion Parlor, and it—along with Phineas, Ezra, and Gus—willContinue Reading

Mickey and Minnie Mouse Halloween High Seas Disney Cruise

Recently Disney Cruise Line announced Halloween on the High Seas cruises will return in 2024. The seasonal sailings will provide guests with spirited fun on select cruises. Let’s take a look at when they’ll start, what they’ll offer, where they’ll sail from, and which ships will conjure up the spookyContinue Reading

Anyone who knows me knows I love cruising. (Especially to Alaska.) My husband and I took our first cruise in 2001. Even though it wouldn’t be until 2008 that we took our second (to Alaska), that was the cruise that did it. We’ve been hooked ever since. We’re steadily workingContinue Reading

Are you a fan of Destination America’s Tennessee Wraith Chasers? Want to spend four nights with them? Read on to find out how. But before you do, a word of caution. You’ll need not be afraid of two things: The Bermuda Triangle Water That’s right. You’ll be cruising into partContinue Reading

Would you like to go on a paranormal and mysteries-themed cruise? (Heck, would you like to go on a cruise period? I know I’m always game for that!) However, if you’d like your getaway to include mingling with like-minded folks and attending presentations by notable guest speakers in the paranormalContinue Reading

From Oregon to South Carolina, there are literally thousands of total solar eclipse events scheduled across the country on August 21, 2017. The eclipse’s coast-to-coast cut across the U.S. makes viewing totality accessible for millions of Americans. Not just the ones lucky enough to live in the eclipse’s path, butContinue Reading

Expedia, one of our affiliates, has a deal that immediately caught my cruise-loving eye: Book a Cruise this Summer and Enjoy up to $750 Onboard Credit with Expedia! Expires 6/29/15 We’ve now been on 11 cruises. Alaska, Canada and New England, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Mexico, the Mediterranean…cruising has allowed usContinue Reading

In a previous post about best cruises for paranormal enthusiasts, I talked about how I determine the percentage of haunted ports of call based on the itinerary. I call it the Haunted Ports of Call Categorization (HPoCC) and here’s how I break it down: 25% or under haunted ports ofContinue Reading

Recently my friend Jade sent me an email with a couple of links to paranormal theme cruises sailing in 2014. She knows my penchant for a good haunt jaunt that involves cruising. We’ve already taken one cruise this year. It sailed from San Juan. (a.k.a. one of the tips ofContinue Reading

Haunt Jaunts is pleased to welcome Erica Kritt of the Cruise Web Team with the following wonderful guest post. Enjoy! Many people have heard about the extreme popularity of river cruising. Ships that traverse the Rhine, Danube, Nile and Yangtze give passengers an in-depth and intimate look at all theContinue Reading

When I made my list of haunted travels in store for Haunt Jaunts in 2011 I didn’t list any cruises. I didn’t think we’d be taking a cruise this year. I was looking forward to Vegas, but now it looks like Vegas is a no go and instead we’ll be taking aContinue Reading