My go-to for general editing is Photoshop CS6 with the Topaz suite of plugins, of which I mainly use the de-noise, haze reduction and detail tools. I then usually move my photos over to Picasa for adding a watermark and re-sizing.
For photos of still vessels, especially those taken in somewhat dubious lighting conditions, I often import bracketed sets of photos into Photomatix Pro using the "Natural" fusion preset. From there I save and start my cropping, straightening and other adjustments in Photoshop.
I generally bracket my photos regardless. With today's relatively affordable 16 GB memory cards, I can easily justify the space in order to assure I have the decemt exposure for any "shoot it or it's gone" opportunities.
Kind Regards,
Kyle