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Complete Pre-Cruise Requirements: Your Checklist Before You Sail

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Cruise Disembarkation Tips: How to Get Off the Ship Smoothly and Head Home Happy

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First-Time Cruise Tips: How to Make the Most of Your Days Onboard

Updated on June 19, 2024February 23, 2023Travel Planning Travel Tips

Should I Get Pesos Before Traveling to Mexico?

Mexican Pesos and American Dollars

One of the most common questions we’re asked when sending clients to our sunny southern neighbors is Should I get pesos before traveling to Mexico?  And if …

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Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

Cruise Embarkation Day Tips: How to Board Smoothly and Start Your Vacation Right

Article 11 of 13 in our Cruise Planning Guide — how to plan a cruise, one decision at a time. You’ve planned, budgeted, booked, and …

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Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

How to Book Cruise Shore Excursions (and Actually Enjoy Your Time in Port)

Article 9 of 13 in our Cruise Planning Guide — how to plan a cruise, one decision at a time. For a lot of people, …

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Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

Are Cruise Drink and Wifi Packages Worth It? A Line-by-Line Breakdown

Article 8 of 13 in our Cruise Planning Guide — how to plan a cruise, one decision at a time. Somewhere between “final payment due” …

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Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

How to Choose a Cruise Cabin: Location, Noise, and Category Explained

Article 5 of 13 in the Cowboy Concierge Cruise Planning Guide By now you’ve defined your goals and budget, picked your cruise type, mapped out …

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Two travelers at Stonehenge in England during an extended pre-cruise transfer stop.
Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

Cruise Pre and Post Cruise Stay Planning: Airfare, Transfers, and Extra Days Done Right

Article 7 of 13 in the Cowboy Concierge Cruise Planning Guide With your booking locked in and protected, it’s time to plan the trip around …

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Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

Cruise Travel Insurance Guide: Lock In and Protect Your Booking

Article 6 of 13 in the Cowboy Concierge Cruise Planning Guide You’ve chosen your cabin — now it’s time to make the booking official and …

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Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

The Best Way to Book a Cruise: Travel Advisor, Online Agency or Direct?

Part 4 of 13 in our Cruise Planning Guide. Start at [How to Plan a Cruise]. Previous: [Step 3: Pick the Right Itinerary]. You’ve set …

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Updated on September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

How to Plan a Cruise: A Step-by-Step Cruise Planning Guide

I remember planning my first cruise. Or rather, I remember trying to plan my first cruise. I had no idea what I was doing. I …

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Updated on September 13, 2026September 13, 2026Travel Tips

Are Gays Safe in Jamaica?

Short answer: no, not really — Jamaica is one of the more difficult Caribbean destinations for gay travelers, and most LGBTQ travel guides recommend looking …

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How to Book a Cruise by knowing what you want.
Updated on August 19, 2026August 18, 2026Travel Planning Travel Tips

The Best Way to Book a Cruise: Timing, Cabins, and Insurance Tips

Best Times and How Far in Advance to Book a Cruise The best way to book a cruise always comes with choosing the time of …

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Owner, Cowboy Concierge

Don Herman
Don Herman

We're Don and Dwaine — partners of nearly 30 years, both retired, and both firm believers that the best trips come from planning smart, not winging it. Between us we've covered cruises on nearly every ocean (Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Norway's northern lights), river cruises through Europe, land tours from Ireland to Morocco to Sydney, and enough time in Puerto Vallarta to practically call it a second home.

Cowboy Concierge is where we share what all that experience actually taught us — the questions to ask before you book, the details a travel agent won't always volunteer, and the small decisions that make a big difference once you're onboard. No fluff, no generic advice recycled from a hundred other sites. Just what's worked for us, so you can walk into your own next adventure ready to go.

Giddy-up — let's get you moving.

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