What does the captain of a cruise ship do on a sea day, when your vessel is more or less on auto pilot, in a body of water so large there is no land to be seen in any direction? If you’re Patrik Dahlgren, master of Navigator of the Seas, you walk a mile with… Continue reading Captain and Kid — Make A Wish
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The Place All the Hellion Tourists Go
GEORGETOWN, Grand Cayman — Heaven may have its doves of peace and birds of paradise, but did you know that Hell has birds, too? We saw them, one white and two black, flitting from the jagged tops of the blackened limestone that everybody visiting Grand Cayman is told: “This is Hell.” And it is. In… Continue reading The Place All the Hellion Tourists Go
So You Wanna Be a Navigator
This will be our first time on the Navigator of the Seas. Many years ago, Nancy requested that I be “her driver.” I think she said something about being Miss Daisy. I agreed, on the condition that she be the navigator. So here we are, on a ship named after her kind of people, so… Continue reading So You Wanna Be a Navigator
What a Welcome to South Florida
We’ve always found the congestion in south Florida to be problematic, but never moreso than after we landed here from Houston, to embark of a 5-day cruise aboard the Navigator of the Seas. Our flight landed in Miami. That was the first issue. Royal Caribbean’s pier is in Fort Lauderdale. That’s about 28 miles —… Continue reading What a Welcome to South Florida
Cruising Notes from the Ecstasy
The right price………………………………………………………$626 November 14, 2011: 6 days Departure: Galveston, TX, round-trip to Mexico First U.S. cruise for Carnival’s new Magic Bonus: $75 on-board credit with Early Saver Rate Contact: Carnival Cruise Lines or 1-888-227-6482 * * * On the streets of Cozumel, we were approached this week by a cheery young entrepreneur pitching the… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Ecstasy