If you owned a restaurant and your food was making your customers sick all the time, would you fire the truck driver who makes the deliveries? If you owned a football team that couldn't score points, would you dismiss the ticket taker at the stadium? Okay, enough. Carnival, the world's biggest and most beleaguered cruise… Continue reading Carnival's Messenger Fingered
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Norwegian vs Bermuda a Gamble
Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian's aggressive CEO, isn't always right. But often, he is. We'd like you to weigh in on whether you think this is one of those occasions. Last week, Sheehan addressed the fact Norwegian would like to have its casinos on the new ship Breakaway, which spends three nights every week docked in Bermuda.… Continue reading Norwegian vs Bermuda a Gamble
Cruising to Beaches of Normandy
Nowadays, most of us don't remember World War II. It's a horror story told to us in books, or movies or if we were fortunate (bold) enough to ask in conversations with fathers or uncles or older friends who saw it first hand. One of the things they would all say is: "Never forget."… Continue reading Cruising to Beaches of Normandy
Norwegian Playing Its Belize Cards
There's a negotiation process underway between Norwegian Cruise Line and Belize right now and when you read through all the he-said, he-said, what it comes right down to is this: Democracy at work. Norwegian wants to help the Belize government built a new port, south of Belize City in a place where no cruise ship… Continue reading Norwegian Playing Its Belize Cards
A First Among Theme Cruises
Photo by Beau Hudspeth Not to be insensitive, but now there is a totally new meaning to the expression: "Good Grief!" Once meant to express surprise, these days it applies to dealing with "grief" in a "good" way…such as going on a cruise. But not just any cruise. The noted grief therapist Edy Nathan is… Continue reading A First Among Theme Cruises