"Dining with the Captain" Story in My Cruise Magazine from Thomas Cook

If you're not from the United Kingdom, you may not be familiar with a terrific travel magazine called My Cruise (formerly Cruise). The tagline says it all: "The magazine for people who see the world by sea." The publication is sponsored by Thomas Cook, a well-regarded travel company that sells vacation packages and publishes its own series of guidebooks.

There's a very interesting feature package in the February/March 2010 issue called "The Ultimate Guide to Cruising." Cruise experts, like yours truly, shared their expertise on a variety of subjects.

Here are the pieces you can read at the My Cruise website:

• How to Get on the Captain's Table by Andrea M. Rotondo (my article!)
  
  
• How to Meet People on Board by Jennie Bond
  
  
• How to Pack for a Cruise by Esther Rantzen
  
  
• How to Celebrate Onboard by James Dunn, assistant cruise director, Carnival Dream
  
  
• How to Pick the Best Shore Excursions by Ann Elsten, shore excursion manager, Grand Princess
  
  
• Five Ports to See Before You Die by Carolyn Spencer Brown (Cruise Critic)
  
  
• Five Must-Have Cruise Apps by Anisha Patel
  
  
• Five Onboard Options That Aren't Publicized by Fran Golden
  
  
• How to Pick the Best Cabin by Jane Archer
  
  
• How to Get an Upgrade by Anisha Patel
  
  

There are a ton of other good reads in the magazine as well, including a hefty feature about Silversea's new Silver Spirit. That story was particularly timely for me since I'm booked to sail Silver Spirit this summer.

Check out My Cruise magazine and bookmark its website. The magazine is definitely worth reading.

—Andrea M. Rotondo for LuxuryCruiseBible.com

Photo courtesy of My Cruise magazine