The best Cruising newsletters

A boater's newsletter featuring hands-on marine gear reviews, boat electrical and systems projects, and news affecting cruisers, written from aboard a steel trawler. Readers get detailed product evaluations and practical context for equipping and living aboard a boat.

A first-person sailing log from a couple cruising the UK coast aboard their boat Vida, covering passage planning, tides, weather and onboard routines. Readers get practical detail on coastal passages around Wales and Cornwall and life aboard with a focus on sustainability.

A memoir-style newsletter from a former Florida real estate agent who sold her house and sails a boat with her husband and dog through Scotland and the Caribbean. Readers get lively, self-deprecating travel and boat-life anecdotes, including practical notes on canals, tenders and cruising mishaps.

A couple documents their live-aboard sailing life on the boat ROAM, with companion write-ups to their video episodes covering refit projects, gear choices and cruising destinations. Issues mix personal reflection with practical details such as anchor chain selection and installation and local cruising rules in Annapolis.

A gay couple's travel newsletter that mixes personal trip accounts, such as their months in Japan, with research-backed observations about travel and time perception. Issues also promote cruising advice and a podcast-style chat, and one essay shifts to food bank volunteering and social commentary.

A sailing couple living full time aboard a Lagoon 42 catamaran share their cruising life, including monthly behind-the-scenes reports on costs, power, water, fuel and repairs. They also announce their self-built weather routing software, Sereno Routing, offered free during beta.

A sailing couple documents their voyage aboard the sailing vessel Roam, covering passages between Fiji and New Zealand, weather routing decisions and cruising stops. Readers get a personal travelogue with practical notes on offshore weather planning and Pacific island sailing.

A cruise news roundup focused on Disney Cruise Line, covering new fall 2027 and spring 2028 itineraries, a possible New York homeport return, and upcoming smaller ship classes. Each issue pairs headline news with the editor's personal cruising experience and practical pricing and itinerary details.

Short, first-person posts from a solo senior traveler about cruising, with impressions of specific ships and cabins such as MSC Meraviglia. Readers get informal practical observations on solo cabins and onboard rules, plus the occasional link to outside content.

A personal travel journal following a couple on a long cruise and family trips, with port-by-port accounts of excursions, mishaps and small daily moments. Readers get a casual, photo-driven look at life on the road as the couple rebuilds their life.