Just in case you thought going on a cruise meant escaping the real world…not so much. As of Saturday, it’s going to be tougher to cancel a cruise if you’re booked on Carnival, the biggest cruise line in the world. Because it’s the biggest, the smaller cruise companies will likely fall in line. It’s all… Continue reading Real-world Cancellations a Reality
Category: Stories
Ceremonial Coins Come to Carnival
Except for not changing a golf ball when things are going well, even if the ball’s smiling at me (that means it’s cut), I’m not particularly superstitious. Well, except for playing the same numbers in lotto. Oh, and there is that spilling the salt thing. And I don’t walk under ladders (or up them, either).… Continue reading Ceremonial Coins Come to Carnival
Question: Who's Rockin' This Boat?
Just as we were putting the finishing touches to today’s blog, our tech-minded son who has a sense of humor that is…ah, unusual…fired off an email about what can happen on a cruise ship in rough seas. Allegedly. Real or not, it’s too good not to share with you. Start by going boing-boing — that’s… Continue reading Question: Who's Rockin' This Boat?
Christmas Cruising — Is It Time Yet?
Once upon a time (this is not a fairy tale), people marked their calendars by counting the number of shopping days until Christmas. There were days when you couldn’t shop then. Honest. No more, and now that Labor Day is over, the Christmas shopper in our house is beginning to get the itch. Including today… Continue reading Christmas Cruising — Is It Time Yet?
Education for Those Who Cruise Young
This one gives a whole new meaning to “ship to shore.” Part of a children’s museum in Miami has been re-designed as a cruise ship, to educate kids about the ways of the sea in the hands-on, interactive format that has become the way we live. Our experience in taking kids to museums is that… Continue reading Education for Those Who Cruise Young