Much is made of the inaugural voyages by cruise ships, anywhere and everywhere in the world. There are parties, and confetti, and dignitaries, and broken champagne bottles, and toasts. What about cruise ship terminals? Tomorrow in San Diego is the inaugural arrival for a new terminal that was officially opened on the weekend. It’s called… Continue reading A Reason to Celebrate in San Diego
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Tricky Issue of Cruising Sexual Predators
During the weekend, an Illinois man accused of being a sexual predator was told by a judge that he could not go on a cruise he and his wife had booked. This seemed a reasonable legal response to most observers. The man’s attorney said there might not even be kids on the cruise…the judge said… Continue reading Tricky Issue of Cruising Sexual Predators
Cruising Notes from the Norwegian Sky
The right price……………………………………………………………..……$3,088 April 3, 2011: 23 days Ship: Queen Mary 2 Departure: Dubai to New York Ports: Safaga (for Luxor/Karnak), Sharm el Sheikh, Suez (for Cairo/Giza), Port Said, Rome (Civitavecchia), Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Southampton Bonus: The historic meeting of Cunard’s three Queens (Elizabeth, Victoria) at the Statue of Liberty at prices that are up… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Norwegian Sky
Norwegian's Tropical Bahamian Island
GREAT STIRRUP CAY — Until we met Kent Albury, we thought “Bad Billy” was the kid down the street that terrorized the neighborhood. Other kids were afraid of what he’d do to them. Parents were afraid their kids would be like him. In Kent’s vocabulary, “Bad Billy” is the wind. When it blows from the… Continue reading Norwegian's Tropical Bahamian Island
Nassau's Fascinating Graycliff Hotel
NASSAU, Bahamas — Really, it was just a hotel. So understated from the street that you could walk by it, and we almost did. That would have been our loss. We walked through the front door of the Graycliff Hotel, just like Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall did, 33 years earlier. Except they had a… Continue reading Nassau's Fascinating Graycliff Hotel