Okay, figure this one out: In Alaska, there are substantially fewer cruise-ship passengers in 2010, but ticket prices are stronger than they were last year when there were more ships in the harbors. Got that? In the first season after the fallout from Alaska’s controversial “head tax” on cruisers, business is down by 15% to… Continue reading The Alaska Saga: Year One
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Cruise ships missing out on Montreal
There aren’t many secrets left in the cruise business, but one of them is surely “Montreal in Summertime.” For whatever reason, it has become a city of fall colors for cruise ships and their visitors, and anybody who knows Montreal can only wonder why. Cruise-ship activity in the 360-year-old Canadian port city is highest in… Continue reading Cruise ships missing out on Montreal
Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$1,999 May 2, 2011: Fort Lauderdale to Rome, 14 nights, Celebrity Equinox Bonus: 2-night post-cruise stay in Rome plus air fare back to Fort Lauderdale Contact: Online Vacation Center * * * For people who are not dying to roam around China to see its sights, and I live with one such person,… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
One Take on the Epic vs the Oasis
Canada’s most accomplished and most credible cruise writer, our colleague Phil Reimer, has written a particularly compelling column for his readers this weekend. He’s making a first-hand comparison between the much-ballyhooed Epic (above) from Norwegian Cruise Lines, and the somewhat-forgotten Oasis of the Seas (below), known around the world as Royal Caribbean’s and the biggest… Continue reading One Take on the Epic vs the Oasis
Shanghai Surprise This is Not
An article that crossed our desktop the other day revealed the following about cruising in China: 1. There are more people from China cruising than ever. 2. Cruise lines like Royal Caribbean and Costa are showing signs of shifting their emphasis, not to mention their ships. 3. In Shanghai, traffic has grown from 80,000 passengers… Continue reading Shanghai Surprise This is Not