And this is why cruise lines, as with other businesses, hire companies to handle public relations… Just over a year ago, six months of planning was about to reach a climax with the launch of the new Celebrity Eclipse in Southampton, an hour south of London. Coincidentally, the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland… Continue reading Cruise Clear Thinking in Cloudy Time
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A Little Privacy, a Lot of $$$
What price privacy? Lots of people go on cruises because they like the social atmosphere. New friends and new adventures. Lots of people like the idea of dining in a group. A chance for everyone to taste everybody else’s main course, perhaps. Not us. So when Crystal Cruises announced the opportunity for its passengers to… Continue reading A Little Privacy, a Lot of $$$
Cruise Critic's People Pick 'Em
Preferences in cruising, or rating the ships, is at best a straw poll and at worst an utter waste of time. Too many factors can influence the “people’s choices.” Your room steward is lazy. The seas are rough. You’re feeling under the weather. Your stateroom is in the wrong part of the ship. The other… Continue reading Cruise Critic's People Pick 'Em
Get the Camera, Here Comes the Ship!
What is it about new ships? They emerge from a shipyard like some 200,000-ton baby from a womb, and out come the cameras. A baby is born after being carried in the safety of water and a cruise ship is born to carry thousands of people safely on water, yet they have the same attraction… Continue reading Get the Camera, Here Comes the Ship!
Beatles: 'A Taste of Honey' on Oasis
When you like to go on long walks, as we do, you can have some of the most unusual discussions…once you’ve solved the world’s problems, of course. On the weekend, a mile or so into our promenade, up popped Elvis. Not the Elvis reputed to be working at a convenience store in Missouri, this was… Continue reading Beatles: 'A Taste of Honey' on Oasis