We’ve all seen singers who sound a lot kind of like the artist whose songs they’re performing. Usually, these “tribute acts” on cruise ships (and off) focus their vocal chords on one performer. Neil Diamond…The Temptations…Britney Spears…Kenny Rogers…Gladys Knight…Elton John…take your pick. On almost every cruise ship we’ve boarded, there has been a no-name group… Continue reading Cruise Crooners Sound Like…Anybody
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Well Runs Dry on Carnival Magic
Everywhere we go in the cruise world, one thing never changes. Somebody mentions Carnival, and somebody else says Party. They are two words that go together like smoked and salmon. Like Face and Book. Will and Kate. Baton and Rouge. But life as we know it at Carnival is changing. Word leaked out of its… Continue reading Well Runs Dry on Carnival Magic
Roughing It for 'Cruisers'
If you Google “passenger” and “freighter” you will find many opportunities to cross an ocean on a freight ship as a select (and small) group of passengers. This would be the sailing equivalent of roughing it, and completely out of the question for half of this couple. Maybe all. The cost can work out to… Continue reading Roughing It for 'Cruisers'
Weighing a Post-Cruise Inevitability
Now that our two-week Transatlantic cruise is over, the “fun” starts, and I can hardly weight — please note, this is neither a typographical nor a spell-check error. After 41 scheduled meals (and a few unscheduled ones) on a cruise ship, there is an inevitability that comes with being home. It’s that four-letter word again.… Continue reading Weighing a Post-Cruise Inevitability
Cruise Class Solution to Red Wine
There I was, attending a mini-seminar on Riedel wine glasses on the Celebrity Eclipse when a fellow passenger asked the question that made me cringe. “What do you do if you can’t get rid of red wine stains?” Ingrid Talavera (right), the sommelier conducting the Celebrity Life class, had just explained that you swirl a… Continue reading Cruise Class Solution to Red Wine