One of the touchy issues about cruising, it seems, is alcohol. For us, alcohol means wine, our “liquid accompaniment” of choice. Can you take it on board? What if you buy a bottle in a port? Is there a corkage fee? Do you put it in your luggage and hope nobody finds it? Are you… Continue reading No Wine-ing about Cruise Policies
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Cruising The World…and It's Free?
Wanna buy an apartment on water? Not on the swamp in Florida. Not on the edge of a lake with fishing just steps away. Not on the ocean shore with a spectacular vista. ON the water. Floating. Sailing. Seeing the world… on the World. Last week the World was in Dublin. Tomorrow, it's heading for… Continue reading Cruising The World…and It's Free?
Magic of Disney to Another Level
From all our cruises, only once have we been on a ship when somebody was rescued at sea. And we didn’t even know about the rescue, let alone see it. There was a good reason. It happened at 4 a.m. and, while it lasted two and a half hours, we’re not always up at the… Continue reading Magic of Disney to Another Level
Another Way to Plan Shore Excursions
Have you ever slept on a picnic table in the rain? You don’t know what you’ve missed, and one of us might put a different spin on what exactly that means than the other would. Well, it’s time for my spin, and sleeping on a picnic table in the rain is one of the things… Continue reading Another Way to Plan Shore Excursions
Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$539 November 27, 2010: Barcelona, Spain to Sao Paulo, Brazil, 15 nights Ship: Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas Contact: VacationsToGo (FastDeal #10090) * * * What’s the hottest ticket in cruising right now? The Epic? American Idol? The first coming of the Allure of the Seas? None of the above. How about… Continue reading Notes on the Boats