Are cruises really all-inclusive? Passengers sound the horn on lines that nickel-and-dime — and cheer the ones that don’t

Are cruises really all-inclusive? Passengers sound the horn on lines that nickel-and-dime — and cheer the ones that don’t

They’re sea-sick of it. Frustrated cruise passengers are sounding the distress signal over a rising trend toward nickel-and-diming, as lines find new and creative ways to upsell their customers on everything from drinks to arcade games. A queasy traveler started an interesting conversation on the subject online, recently about which lines fleece their guests and … Read more

Russell Wilson and Ciara cheer on their kids at NYC fashion show before Giants’ home opener

Russell Wilson and Ciara cheer on their kids at NYC fashion show before Giants’ home opener

Russell Wilson and wife Ciara were beaming with pride this week when their kids participated in the Macy’s x Rookie Kids: “Runway on Broadway” event before the Giants’ home opener at MetLife Stadium on Sunday night. When recapping Thursday’s Midtown fashion show on Instagram, Ciara — who has been married to the new Giants quarterback … Read more

Coco Gauff gets French Open moment with Spike Lee hug after giving him ‘something to cheer for’ after Knicks loss

Coco Gauff gets French Open moment with Spike Lee hug after giving him ‘something to cheer for’ after Knicks loss

No Knicks in the NBA Finals meant Spike Lee flew to Paris for a different American sports victory. The Academy Award-winning American filmmaker was in attendance for Coco Gauff’s first Roland Garros title on Saturday morning, witnessing the 21-year-old take down world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4. Dressed in all white with a … Read more

Tyrese Haliburton’s dad returns to cheer on Pacers — weeks after on-court Giannis Antetokounmpo flap

Tyrese Haliburton’s dad returns to cheer on Pacers — weeks after on-court Giannis Antetokounmpo flap

Tyrese Haliburton’s dad was all smiles while attending Game 4 of the Pacers-Knicks Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night in Indianapolis. John Haliburton appeared thrilled to be back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after he missed eight games due to a confrontation with Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Pacers eliminated Milwaukee in Game 5 of their first-round … Read more

If the holidays are giving you the blues instead of cheer – here are ways to find peace: ‘You’re not alone’

If the holidays are giving you the blues instead of cheer – here are ways to find peace: ‘You’re not alone’

Bells are ringing. Snow is glistening. But you’re bummed out. You could be suffering from a case of the holiday blues, which experts say is not uncommon. A strained relationship with family, for example, can make this time of year pretty lonely. The holidays are expensive, and financial woes can cause major stress. Anxiety about holiday … Read more

King Charles filled with Christmas cheer at festive Highgrove celebration — but says no to roast chestnuts: ‘Couldn’t eat another’

King Charles filled with Christmas cheer at festive Highgrove celebration — but says no to roast chestnuts: ‘Couldn’t eat another’

King Charles is getting into the holiday spirit. The monarch, 76, appeared downright jolly on Friday during his foundation’s annual Crafts at Christmas event at Highgrove Gardens near Tetbury, England. The King’s Foundation was started by in 1990 by His Majesty when he was still the Prince of Wales.  Britain’s King Charles III smiles during The King’s … Read more

Realtor accused of being a homewrecker for spreading holiday cheer: ‘It was just weird’

Realtor accused of being a homewrecker for spreading holiday cheer: ‘It was just weird’

Oh, there’s no place for home-wrecking for the holidays. A Georgia realtor was shocked when her Christmas cards of goodwill turned a community upside down as she inadvertently almost broke up a marriage. “I was thinking, ‘Who doesn’t love getting a Christmas card?’” property ace Jenny Smith, 52, told “Today.” This is the moment realtor Jenny … Read more

Homeowner’s blazing Christmas light display slammed by neighbors who call it ‘light pollution’: ‘We’re just trying to spread festive cheer’

Homeowner’s blazing Christmas light display slammed by neighbors who call it ‘light pollution’: ‘We’re just trying to spread festive cheer’

It was the light-mare before Christmas. A UK family has labeled their landlords “scrooges” for ordering them to switch off their Christmas decorations at night over “light pollution” concerns. “We just can’t understand it — we’re just trying to spread a bit of festive cheer,” Michael Stonier, 21, told South West News Service while denouncing … Read more

Taylor Swift is back to cheer on Travis Kelce for Chiefs’ Black Friday clash

Taylor Swift is back to cheer on Travis Kelce for Chiefs’ Black Friday clash

Taylor Swift is kicking off the holiday season with Chiefs Kingdom. The “Fortnight” singer arrived at Arrowhead Stadium on Friday afternoon before boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs’ Black Friday contest against the Raiders. Swift, 34, kept it stylish in a quarter-zip red sweater, with black pants and boots, alongside Kelce’s mother, Donna. Taylor Swift … Read more

Taylor Swift celebrates ‘perfect’ Chiefs win during her return to Kansas City to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift celebrates ‘perfect’ Chiefs win during her return to Kansas City to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift was back in Kansas City to cheer on her beau Travis Kelce and donned the Chiefs’ 5-0 record as the “perfect” way for the team to roll into their bye week following Monday night’s win. The “Cruel Summer” singer appeared on the Instagram story of Chariah Gordon, the partner of Chiefs wide receiver … Read more

Hanna Cavinder decks out in Georgia colors to cheer on boyfriend Carson Beck, Bulldogs

Hanna Cavinder decks out in Georgia colors to cheer on boyfriend Carson Beck, Bulldogs

Hanna Cavinder was an honorary Georgia Bulldog on Saturday. The University of Miami women’s basketball guard decked out in Georgia colors on Saturday as her boyfriend, quarterback Carson Beck, and his top-ranked squad toppled the No. 14 Clemson Tigers, 34-3, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Cavinder, 23, posted on her Instagram story before the game, … Read more

Tom Cruise, Megan Rapinoe cheer on USWNT in thrilling gold medal match vs. Brazil

Tom Cruise, Megan Rapinoe cheer on USWNT in thrilling gold medal match vs. Brazil

The USWNT has a new wingman: Tom Cruise. The “Top Gun” actor was spotted at Parc de Princes on Saturday to take in the gold medal match between Team USA and Brazil in Paris one day before he’ll reportedly rappel down the Stade de France as part of the closing ceremony for the 2024 Olympics. … Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton give rare look inside home as Charlotte, Louis cheer on England soccer

Prince William and Kate Middleton give rare look inside home as Charlotte, Louis cheer on England soccer

Go England! Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis supported their home country’s men’s soccer team as they watched the UEFA European Championship final on Sunday at home in epic attire. Prince William and Kate Middleton shared a photo to their Instagram page Monday of their daughter and youngest son from behind wearing matching personalized jerseys. Princess … Read more

YouTubers might cheer you up more than certain people, study

YouTubers might cheer you up more than certain people, study

Looking for a lift? The answer might be YouTube.  Watching videos on the ubiquitous social media site may make people happier than small talk with casual acquaintances or coworkers, according to new research.  The research, which actually encompassed three studies that surveyed 1,080 people in the UK and US found that 52% of respondents felt … Read more

‘Backspot’ Review: Cheer Squad Drama

‘Backspot’ Review: Cheer Squad Drama

The nonbinary director, D.W. Waterson, wanted to make the kind of film they wished they had seen growing up in a hockey-obsessed household in Canada. Which may explain why an earnest teen spirit seems to be alive and somersaulting in “Backspot,” a cheer squad tale offering plenty of life lessons. A queer protagonist with pom-poms … Read more

Princes William, George cheer at Aston Villa soccer match after Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis

Princes William, George cheer at Aston Villa soccer match after Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis

Prince William and Prince George were spotted spending some father-son time Thursday at the Aston Villa soccer match. TNT Sports’ coverage of the match showed the royal duo cheering on the team as they scored their opening goal against Lille at Villa Park in Birmingham. George, 10, sported a scarf in support of his father’s favorite … Read more

George Kittle and wife Claire cheer on Caitlin Clark during Iowa’s win over West Virginia

George Kittle and wife Claire cheer on Caitlin Clark during Iowa’s win over West Virginia

George Kittle and wife Claire enjoyed a date night Monday at the place where their love story began. The couple took in Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes’ second-round victory over West Virginia in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Iowa City, Iowa, where they originally met as freshmen at the University of Iowa. “Happy March madness … Read more

‘Cheer’ star Monica Aldama’s Son Austin charged with 10 counts of child pornography

‘Cheer’ star Monica Aldama’s Son Austin charged with 10 counts of child pornography

Austin Aldama, the son of “Cheer” star Monica Aldama, has been arrested on charges of child pornography. The 27-year-old, whose mother is a former cheerleader on the Navarro College cheerleading squad and a lead on the popular Netflix series, was booked last Thursday in Texas’ Navarro County according to legal documents obtained by TMZ. An … Read more

Taylor Swift back in Kansas City to cheer on Travis Kelce as Chiefs take on Broncos

Taylor Swift back in Kansas City to cheer on Travis Kelce as Chiefs take on Broncos

Welcome back to Chiefs Kingdom, Taylor Swift. The 12-time Grammy winner was spotted at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday to support rumored boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs for their Week 6 matchup against the Denver Broncos. Swift, 33, was seen wearing a black dress and a red Chiefs jacket, which she paired with … Read more

Taylor Swift encouraged by Minneapolis mayor to cheer Travis Kelce at Chiefs-Vikings game

Taylor Swift encouraged by Minneapolis mayor to cheer Travis Kelce at Chiefs-Vikings game

Will she make it a Trav-fecta? With Travis Kelce and the Chiefs set to face the Vikings on Sunday in Minnesota, the mayor of Minneapolis is encouraging the NFL star’s rumored girlfriend, Taylor Swift, to visit U.S. Bank Stadium — in what would be her third-straight weekend supporting Kansas City. “If Taylor chooses to come … Read more