There was an announcement from Santa Clarita, California yesterday and when cruise announcements come from this pretty city north of Los Angeles, that almost certainly means Princess Cruises has something to say. What Princess had to say yesterday was that people who want to cruise on its new ship, the Majestic Princess, can now start… Continue reading Majestic Princess…majestic port stays
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Cruise Prompts Costa Rica Re-visit
One of the nice things about cruising is that when you stop in a country for the first time, it gives you a sense of whether you might like to go back. A taster, as it were. It happened to us with Costa Rica. While cruising on the Norwegian Sun, we first visited Costa Rica… Continue reading Cruise Prompts Costa Rica Re-visit
The Grinch Now A Cruise Character
The Grinch is going to have ample time to steal Christmas on Carnival ships next month, and guess what? It won’t happen, because it never has. The Dr. Seuss villain will appear on all Carnival cruises in December. He’ll be trying to keep Christmas from happening, and stealing Christmas items from crew members on all… Continue reading The Grinch Now A Cruise Character
Princess Cruising With Cat Greenleaf
Maybe we’ve been living under a rock, but we’d never heard of Cat Greenleaf. Or maybe it’s because in the morning our TV station of choice is CNN, not NBC. Or maybe it’s just because we don’t live in New York, or go to the Emmys. So finding out something about Cat Greenleaf was…interesting. Our… Continue reading Princess Cruising With Cat Greenleaf
Royal Caribbean WOW Bands Now $5
Last year, when Royal Caribbean announced that RFID technology would make its cruise-ship debut on Quantum of the Seas, it was kind of cool that passengers would be able to wear Dick Tracy wristwatches, for those of us who remember Dick Tracy, the comic detective who talked into his watch. The “Radio Frequency Identification” watches… Continue reading Royal Caribbean WOW Bands Now $5