Mazatlan is being treated more and more like a leper colony for tourists. Yesterday’s news was that the latest cruise-ship company to take a pass on the Pacific Coast resort is Carnival. It all comes from the perception — real or magnified — that Mazatlan is not a safe place to be, for anyone. Okay,… Continue reading Misery Magnified for Mazatlan
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Youth on Board Navigator of the Seas
The first time we saw Patrik Dahlgren, he was walking beside an 11-year-old boy doing laps on the deck of the Navigator of the Seas. The boy could have been his son, because they appeared to be the right number of years apart, but he wasn't. He was a boy who had volunteered to help… Continue reading Youth on Board Navigator of the Seas
Oceans of Food on the Silhouette
At the risk of sounding re-dunn-dant, one of the things I like best about cruising is the food. So go ahead and ask me what I think of spending 11 nights on a ship that’s all about The Food Network, when six of them are consecutive how-much-water-is-in-the-Atlantic nights. What’s to think? This cruise, aboard Celebrity’s… Continue reading Oceans of Food on the Silhouette
Lotta Love for a Special Captain
There was a party yesterday in Los Angeles, to celebrate an 80th birthday, which is always better than not celebrating an 80th birthday, isn’t it? One of the most important guests was missing…these things often happen when you get to be 80, but this “guest” wasn’t gone, or even in rehab. She was traveling. Captain… Continue reading Lotta Love for a Special Captain
Prices on the Rise for Norwegian
The way we see it, which is not always through rose-colored glasses but is always through either bifocals or progressives, Norwegian is increasing fares by 10 per cent on the first of April for one of four reasons: 1. In this era of rocketing oil prices, it’s a way of covering NCL’s inevitable increased expenses… Continue reading Prices on the Rise for Norwegian