It’s hard for anybody to get into the heads of the people who run cruise lines to find out “What are they thinking?” Unless “anybody” is USA Today, whose cruise writers Gene Sloan and Veronica Gould Stoddart had both the foresight and the opportunity to spend an hour with five CEOs/Presidents from the cruise industry.… Continue reading Into The Heads at the Top
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Cruising's Newsy Norwegian
While we were away — Alaska, now that you ask — the busiest newsmaker in the world of cruising has been Norwegian. Even everybody’s favorite whipping boy, the Epic, was in on the action. As everyone knows, there will never be another Epic, which some of us lament, but there will be a Breakaway and… Continue reading Cruising's Newsy Norwegian
Alaska Adventure: One Last Time
Remembrances from and suggestions for spending two weeks in the 48th state… Be on the lookout for nature even when you least expect it. These two pigeons we spotted on the docks where the float planes are moored in Juneau. At first we thought it was rather cute to see a couple of pigeons’ kissing…and… Continue reading Alaska Adventure: One Last Time
Why Catch-a-Crab in Ketchikan?
KETCHIKAN — This is the story of two plates. One before, and one after. What you’re seeing is what happens when four people are given the opportunity to eat as much Dungeness crab as they like. All we know about the other two….er, gluttons…at the table is that they were from Colorado and their appetite… Continue reading Why Catch-a-Crab in Ketchikan?
Flight, Feast Fit for Surprise
JUNEAU — This is the capital of Alaska, although a lot of people here still wonder why, and it’s also where we committed to taking a float plane to a feast. But we must digress… Having just disembarked from the Coral Princess, with tickets in hand for the flight-and-feast shore excursion, we began to wonder… Continue reading Flight, Feast Fit for Surprise