Within the last week, we've had two sets of friends tell us they're going on a cruise through the Panama Canal this year, and they were looking for a little expertise from us. We've made one trip through the famous Canal…and we're experts! Hardly. We do have the "experience" of going through the little Panama… Continue reading Cruising the Canal a Road to Knowledge
Category: Stories
Europe By Land or Europe By Sea?
Here's the question: If you want to see Europe, is it better to on a cruise or go on your own? Having experienced both earlier this month — nine days on a cruise ship, nine days on land — we thought our journey might be helpful to anybody planning or even thinking about going to… Continue reading Europe By Land or Europe By Sea?
Cunard's Queen Mary 'Presidential'
It was touching — for us anyway — to read that the George Bushes crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2 this month. Those are the George "41" Bushes, whom we have come to admire…politics aside because cruising, and people like us who write about it, have no interest in examining the West Wings… Continue reading Cunard's Queen Mary 'Presidential'
Holland America Cruisers Forever
This is just a nice story that we came across, about a nice couple who did what we all think is nice — they went on cruises. The story appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, the daily newspaper in the hometown of Jimmy and Ruth Vrhovac. It's a nice story despite the fact that Mrs. Vrhovac… Continue reading Holland America Cruisers Forever
Why Cruisers Love What They Do
On our most recent cruise, we encountered a young media person who admitted she "didn't quite get cruising." We filled her in, of course, since she asked. Then we found an email from friends who recently spent 20 days on the Coral Princess. They left Florida on this Panama Canal cruise that will re-position… Continue reading Why Cruisers Love What They Do