Ship & Cabin Choices
Which ship fits the trip, when the cheapest cabin is fine, and when paying more actually buys a better vacation.
Cruise planning without the brochure voice
Cruise smarter.Laugh more.Stay Afloat.
Still Afloat is cruise planning with a dock-bar personality: ship stories, port-day reality, casino-offer lessons, creator gear, and practical advice from someone who has actually lived the water life.
Cruise Report
Latest cruise watch
Cruise News
Cruise headlines coming soon.
Port Weather
Port weather coming soon.
The actual vibe
Part cruise desk. Part dock bar. Part “don’t make that mistake.”
This is not another generic cruise agency page. The point is to help regular people make better cruise decisions before money, vacation time, and patience get wasted.
We’ll talk ships, cabins, ports, cameras, packing, food, casino offers, loyalty perks, hotels, flights, embarkation, and whatever else shows up between booking day and the gangway.
Creator Gear at Sea
GoPro, Osmo, iPhone, SD cards, batteries, bags, and what is worth carrying when you’re filming the trip.
Casino Offers & Reality
What “free cruise” really means, what is not included, and how to think about the math before you chase the offer.
Meet Mark
Experience with a little saltwater behind it.
I’m Mark — retiring IT senior manager, veteran, former liveaboard sailor, and longtime cruiser.
Still Afloat is where I break things down the way I actually think about them: what matters, what doesn’t, where people waste money, and how to enjoy the trip without drowning in options.
Cruise smarter. Laugh more. Stay Afloat.
YouTube coming soon
The channel is being built around the trip, not a studio script.
First videos coming soon
Planning episodes, ship selection, cruise prep, onboard lessons, travel-day decisions, and honest post-cruise takeaways.