Captain Alberto Ruiz
Marine and Operations Reviewer
300 sailings logged across 5 cruise lines · Fact-checker
About Captain
Captain Alberto Ruiz spent 26 years at sea, the last nine as a staff captain on premium cruise ships, before retiring ashore in 2021. He fact-checks anything on this site that touches ship operations, safety, itinerary feasibility or weather.
He is the reason our seasickness guide talks about where a cabin sits relative to the pivot point rather than repeating the deck-and-midship rule of thumb, and the reason our destination pages will tell you plainly when a scenic cruising day is regularly cancelled for ice or wind.
He reviews rather than writes, and holds no commercial relationship with any cruise line.
Pages fact-checked (35)
- Royal Caribbean Review: Ships, Prices and Who It Suits
- Norwegian Cruise Line Review: Freestyle Cruising Assessed
- MSC Cruises Review: European Style at American Prices
- Princess Cruises Review: The Alaska and Sea Day Specialist
- Celebrity Cruises Review: Premium Design and Dining Assessed
- Holland America Review: Classic Cruising, Serious Itineraries
- Cunard Review: Transatlantic Crossings and Formal Nights
- Costa Cruises Review: Italian Style, European Value
- Seabourn Review: All-Suite Ultra-Luxury at Sea
- Silversea Review: Butler Service and Expedition Reach
- Oceania Cruises Review: The Food-First Premium Line
- Regent Seven Seas Review: Truly All-Inclusive, Flights Included
- Caribbean Cruise Guide: When to Sail, Where to Go, What It Costs
- Alaska Cruise Guide: Season, Glaciers and What It Really Costs
- Mediterranean Cruise Guide: Western, Eastern and When to Sail
- Mexico Cruise Guide: Riviera, Baja and Caribbean Coast
- Hawaii Cruise Guide: Four Islands, No Passport Needed
- Northern Europe Cruise Guide: Fjords, Iceland and Midnight Sun
- Australia Cruise Guide: Reef, Coast and Southern Summer
- Japan Cruise Guide: Cherry Blossom, Autumn Colour and Ports
- South Pacific Cruise Guide: Tahiti, Fiji and Remote Atolls
- New Zealand Cruise Guide: Fiordland, Ports and Southern Summer
- Panama Canal Cruise Guide: Full and Partial Transits Explained
- South America Cruise Guide: Cape Horn, Amazon and the Coasts
- Antarctica Cruise Guide: Expedition Ships and the Drake Passage
- Baltic Sea Cruise Guide: Capital Cities in a Single Week
- Seattle Cruise Port Guide: Alaska Departures and Two Terminals
- Vancouver Cruise Port Guide: Canada Place and Alaska Departures
- Luxury Cruises Compared: What All-Inclusive Actually Means
- River Cruises Explained: Europe, the Nile and the Mekong
- World Cruises: What 90 to 180 Nights Actually Involves
- Expedition Cruises: Ice Class, Zodiacs and What You Get
- Best Cruise Cabins: Location Strategy by Deck and Position
- Shore Excursions: Ship Tours Versus Independent, Port by Port
- Seasickness on Cruises: Prevention, Cabins and What Works