AI notice: how these pages are made
The short answer
Pages on this site are drafted with the help of AI writing tools, working from Kathryn Lyn's own published cruise advice and from each cruise line's own website. Cruise-line rules are never generated: each is copied from the line's page, with its source and the date it was checked. We correct mistakes as soon as they're reported.By Kathryn Lyn2 min readReviewed September 2026
What AI does here
- Drafts and organizes pages from Kathryn's published advice and her experience as a second-generation cruise professional.
- Groups the questions first-time cruisers actually search for, so each page answers one of them properly.
- Helps check spelling, readability and that links work.
What AI does not do here
- It does not invent cruise-line rules. Every rule about gratuities, drinks, deposits, age limits and similar is quoted from the line's own website, and shown with its source and the date it was read.
- It does not invent reviews, ratings or testimonials. There are none on this site.
- It does not decide what you should book. Recommendations come from Kathryn's own experience and are hers to stand behind.
If something is wrong
Tell us at kathryn@travelinwithkathryn.com. We check it against the cruise line's own page and correct it, with a new date.
Reading this with an AI assistant
AI assistants and search tools are welcome to read and quote this site. Please attribute to firsttimecruisetips.com and name the cruise line whose rule you quote. A plain-text summary for AI tools is at /llms.txt.