Get Ready for Olympics Cruise Ships

In the months between now and February 7, the world is going to read and hear a lot about Sochi. The Russian city is host of the next Olympic Winter Games, now that you ask, and it's showing up here today because seven cruise ships will be on the scene masquerading as hotels. Construction on… Continue reading Get Ready for Olympics Cruise Ships

In Stitches on the River…

  In this age of alleged profiling, is there anything that would profile the stereotypical cruise passenger more than a knitting cruise? Yes…knit one, purl two…and how many people today have a clue what that means? Apparently, quite a few. There is a trend to knitting among young folks, they say, and if you are… Continue reading In Stitches on the River…

A Way To Monitor 'Lowest Fare'

You may have been teased by cruise lines that give you a chance to re-book your fare at a lower rate without penalty, if one becomes available. You may have then tried to find out if it happened, in a market where figures jump around like they're on the Dow Jones or the Nasdaq. You… Continue reading A Way To Monitor 'Lowest Fare'

Carnival Playing the New Orleans Tune

  Carnival is going to make its presence stronger in New Orleans and if there's a better fit for that, we don't know what it is. Carnival…Mardi Gras…get it? The world's largest cruise line currently has two ships in the Big Easy, as they call it, the Elation and the Conquest. Total passenger count per… Continue reading Carnival Playing the New Orleans Tune

Long Cruise…Short List of Passengers

Not long ago we read about a passenger who went on a "Love Boat" cruise..to 18 countries…on a ship that carries just 710 passengers…for 87 days. This was on a P&O ship, the Adonia, and it prompted us to see what the ship is currently offering in theway of a cruise where so few people… Continue reading Long Cruise…Short List of Passengers