The TSA recently put additional security measures in place.

On Saturday, the Big Apple welcomes back Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest Freestyle Cruising ship, as she returns for the winter cruise season, sailing seven-day Bahamas & Florida and 10-day Eastern Caribbean cruises direct from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in the heart of New York City.

Royal Caribbean International officially named its newest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, on December 1, during an elaborate maritime celebration designed especially for the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship.

Recommend’s editor-in-chief, Rick Shively, got a first-hand look at Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. Here, you can read all about this mammoth ship’s innovative zipline ride—which “zips” over the Pool and Sports Zone—its multitude of dining venues and bars, and its wide array of entertaining activities, including kids’ and teens’ hangouts. But it is the ship's outstanding service that Rick touts as the best—as Rick himself says, “Royal Caribbean outdid itself in staffing this ship.” And what’s great hardware without amazing service?

If you have a traveler or two on your shopping list, cancel that trip to the mall. You don't have to search through boring racks of discount luggage to find perfect presents for your fellow globetrotters.