This being the week of National Relaxation Day — of course you knew it was August 15, didn't you? — Princess Cruises annually gets in the spirit of the occasion with a survey about what makes a vacation relaxing. Well, it's sort of about relaxing. More like about things that accompany relaxing. Like sex. Now… Continue reading In the Pursuit of Relaxing on Cruises
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Change in Plans in Northern Ireland
With the number of places cruise ships visit, there's always a possibility one of them will be a trouble spot. Places like Northern Ireland. Specifically, Belfast. This week, passengers on the Caribbean Princess had their shore plans altered to avoid trouble (or possible trouble) between Irish nationalists and the police. When the dust settled, there… Continue reading Change in Plans in Northern Ireland
When Ships Get Locked in a Lock
This news item was posted a few days ago on Cruise Critic: "AmaWaterways have yet to confirm the details surrounding an incident in which their river cruise boat AmaDagio was trapped in a lock with another ship (on the Rhone River in France), forcing the line to debark passengers and delay the scheduled itinerary…" You've… Continue reading When Ships Get Locked in a Lock
Does Nobody Love The Love Boat?
By today's grandiose standards for cruise ships, the old "Love Boat" of TV fame might well be called a bucket of bolts. But the fact it's being reduced to that is, well, kind of sad. This year, she is bound for Turkey. Her final hours will take place in a shipyard not far from the… Continue reading Does Nobody Love The Love Boat?
Ports a World Apart Shaping Up
We've been to San Juan, Puerto Rico twice. We've been to Liverpool, England once. At the risk of sounding like glass-half-full tourists, we enjoyed both places and, despite that, we haven't been in either as often as we'd like. These days, a lot of our travel involves cruising. Duh! Anything that by whatever means returned… Continue reading Ports a World Apart Shaping Up