Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 7, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Luxury Cruising (“we”, “us”, “our”), the publisher of luxury-cruising.com, collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit the site or sign up for our emails. We aim to collect as little personal information as we can, and we do not sell it.
Information we collect
Information you give us. If you sign up for our free 2027 Luxury Cruise Calendar or our emails, we collect your email address. If you contact us through the contact form, we collect the details you type into it, such as your name, email address and message.
Information collected automatically. When you visit the site, we and our service providers collect technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, referring page and approximate location. This is collected through cookies and similar technologies.
How we use your information
- To deliver the guides and emails you ask for, and to send occasional cruise news and updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
- To reply to your messages.
- To understand how the site is used, so we can improve our content and layout.
- To measure and improve the performance of our own advertising and marketing.
- To keep the site secure and prevent spam and abuse.
Services we use
Email delivery. Our newsletter and signup forms are handled by MailerLite, which stores subscriber email addresses and sends our emails on our behalf. MailerLite processes this data under its own privacy policy.
Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. It uses cookies to collect information such as pages visited and time on site. You can learn more and opt out at Google’s partner-sites page or by installing the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
Advertising and measurement. We use the Meta (Facebook) pixel to measure the results of our advertising and to show relevant ads to people who have visited the site. You can control ad personalisation in your Facebook and Instagram ad settings.
Affiliate links. Some links on the site are affiliate links. If you click one, the cruise line, travel seller or affiliate network may set its own cookies to record that you came from our site. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our providers use them for analytics, advertising measurement and basic site functions. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though parts of the site may then work less well.
Sharing your information
We share personal information only with the service providers described above, who process it for us, and where we are required to by law. We do not sell your personal information.
How long we keep it
We keep subscriber email addresses until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them. Contact-form messages are kept only as long as needed to deal with your enquiry. Analytics data is kept according to the retention settings of the analytics provider.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, including under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), the EU and UK GDPR, you may have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, correct it, ask us to delete it, object to or restrict certain uses, and withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, please use our contact page.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) across the site. No online service can guarantee absolute security.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Third-party sites
Our articles link to other websites, including cruise lines and travel sellers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, so please read their policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or your information? Please reach us through our contact page.