Here’s a cruising itinerary with an interesting twist…snowbirds don’t have to fly home, they can cruise. If you’re ready to head back to Washington State or British Columbia from your California winter respite and haven’t booked flights, take a look at this possibility: Why not cruise back? It’s a repositioning Celebrity cruise, on board the… Continue reading Millennium Offer: Cruise Home
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Before Cruising Comes Flying
How the checklist for cruising has changed! Once it was a relatively simple procedure. Book a flight to and from the city where the cruise ship was moored, pack your bags, show up an hour before the flight left and bon voyage! To say that today’s cruiser faces a more challenging “to and from” process… Continue reading Before Cruising Comes Flying
Virus Returns to the Mercury
Some ships are just sick-struck. Take Celebrity’s Mercury, virus stricken for the third year in a row. This time, as with the other two, it’s believed to be the despised norovirus. So instead of its scheduled top in Tortola today, the Mercury heads back to Charleston, from whence it came, to arrive on Thursday. The… Continue reading Virus Returns to the Mercury
Silversea Slips into Second
Just a few days ago you may have read here that with Holland America cruising around Australia, Cunard was going to be second in the water in 2012. Oops, Silversea has slipped into No. 2. The luxury brand has a 30-day cruise set for January 2011, aboard the Silver Shadow. It will sail counterclockwise, starting… Continue reading Silversea Slips into Second
Cruise Cleanliness Perfection
Our experience has been that clean ships are the norm — you’d be hard-pressed to find a gum wrapper on the floor for more than 90 seconds. And with the number of passengers who have been ill on ships, cleanliness is critical. The CDC Vessel Sanitation Department is around for just that reasons. It inspects,… Continue reading Cruise Cleanliness Perfection