Our story
Honest cruise journalism, written for the traveler — not the cruise line.
MarineCruiseGuide is an independent editorial site covering the major cruise lines that depart from US ports. We started this publication because most cruise coverage online is either thinly disguised marketing or a stack of affiliate links pretending to be advice. Our pieces are researched, fact-checked, and written by a small editorial team — and we accept no sponsored cabins, line-paid press trips, or commission-driven rankings.
Our mission
Help you choose the right cruise — not crown a winner.
A cruise is a big purchase made on a small amount of trustworthy information. The "best" line for a multigenerational family is the worst line for a couple celebrating an anniversary. Our job is to surface the details that actually matter — the cabin category that's worth the upgrade, the ship that just got refurbished, the dining package that pays for itself, the port day that's better skipped — so you can make the decision that fits your trip.
We don't run "Top 10" rankings, sponsored "best of" lists, or affiliate booking links. Our coverage is structured around decisions, not awards.
How we work
Our editorial methodology
Research-led coverage. Each piece is built from the cruise line's own documentation, official deck plans, ship registries, port-authority schedules, and direct conversations with operators and recent passengers — cross-checked against multiple sources before publication.
No paid placements. We accept no sponsored cabins, no line-paid press trips, and no affiliate-driven rankings. If a topic is sponsored — none are today — we'll say so in the first paragraph.
We update, not reposition. Cruise ships change — new dining venues, refurbished cabins, itinerary shifts. We refresh existing articles when material facts change and note the revision date so readers know how current the page is.
We don't rank. A "best cruise line" depends entirely on what you want from a cruise. Our coverage is structured around helping you decide what fits, not crowning a winner.
Corrections. If you spot a factual error, write to contact@marinecruiseguide.com with the article URL and the correction. Substantive corrections are noted at the bottom of the article with the date the change was made.
We attribute every photograph. Editorial photography across the site is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under permissive Creative Commons and public-domain licenses. The complete attribution table — photographer, license, and source URL for each image — is published on our credits page.
Editorial byline. Every piece on the site is published under the "MarineCruiseGuide Editorial" byline. The publication — not an individual writer — stands behind every article we publish.
Get in touch
Story ideas, corrections, or general questions
Use our contact page for the fastest reply, or email us at contact@marinecruiseguide.com. We read everything and reply to most messages within two business days.