Cruising to Canada usually means one of two things. You’re en route to Alaska (west), or you’re going to see fall colors (east). If you’re sailing out of New York or Boston, it’s September or October and you’re off to see the brilliance of a Canadian autumn. That’s part of the problem. In the eyes… Continue reading Canada Cruising and a Name Contest
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Creative Compensation for Pearl People
Would you swap Juneau for Bill Cosby? That’s what passengers on the Norwegian Pearl are doing — not exactly by choice — next weekend. If it’s not a good deal, it’s at least a creative one. Here’s what happened… Norwegian discovered that the Pearl needed some propeller repairs, so on Sunday night it will be… Continue reading Creative Compensation for Pearl People
'Glory' Good Name for This Ship
On the website and in advertising material, they are called the “Fun Ships.” Among people who like to cruise, they are called the “Party Ships.” Either way, they’re Carnival’s ships, and you might not expect perfection in the cleanliness department (we’ve all cleaned house after a late party). Not that Carnival — the world’s largest… Continue reading 'Glory' Good Name for This Ship
Meeting of Love Boat Captains
Several months ago on this blog, we introduced you to a Love Boat built with Lego® and the man who had no life…er, the man who built it. His name is Ryan McNaught and when he put a quarter of a million little Lego pieces together he produced a remarkable model of TV’s most famous… Continue reading Meeting of Love Boat Captains
An Xpedition with a Capital 'X'
On our most recent cruise to South America, somewhere around the equator we were told about cruising the Galapagos Islands. At the risk of showing our ignorance, we first had to learn how to say it, and then how to spell it (we were okay with the “islands” part), and even now there seems to… Continue reading An Xpedition with a Capital 'X'