I cruised with one of the least expensive cruise lines in the industry, and — spoiler alert — I loved it. Cruise fares are the highest they’ve ever been, and cruise lines are making conscious efforts to add more for-fee onboard options for passengers. Yet one line, Margaritaville at Sea, remains a fierce holdout. Its…

February may be the shortest month, but this one was certainly jam-packed with hotel news. On the less-than-exciting side, Hyatt rolled out its annual hotel category changes. Hyatt, thankfully, still uses an award chart to price nights booked with points, but every year, a number of hotels move up or down in category. This year,…