Ship: Norwegian Pearl, 7 days, Seattle to Glacier Bay, Alaska (round trip) Departures: May 15 and selected dates Ports: Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Victoria Price: Inside staterooms $699 Bonus: Upgrade — Oceanview at $849 upgraded to balcony Contact: Norwegian Cruise Line * * * The world’s most prolific cruise blogger, certainly in terms of word count,… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats
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Unrest Unsettles Cruise World, Too
Even with today’s resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, the fallout from what has been happening in Egypt the last three weeks is likely to continue having a ripple effect on everybody, including people who in some way are connected to Mediterranean or Suez Canal cruises. For at least two weeks, there has been an obviously… Continue reading Unrest Unsettles Cruise World, Too
Private Islands for Public Cruisers
You know the jokes about who you’d like to be stuck with on a deserted island? (Warning: answering the question can be dangerous to your health, or your relationship, or both.) Cruise lines have made it clear who they’d like to find on their once-deserted islands…you! At least five lines have them, and two were… Continue reading Private Islands for Public Cruisers
Toe of Oceania in Weekly Waters
One of the things they do a lot of in the cruise business is putting a toe in the water, and if anybody is entitled to do so it’s people who make their living on the sea. In case you don’t catch the drift (more nautical terminology), cruise lines do a lot of experimenting. It’s… Continue reading Toe of Oceania in Weekly Waters
Super Bowl Ripples in Mexico
Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday, but there are people in Mexico who felt like the Green Bay Packers by the time Vince Lombardi’s Trophy was being destined for Wisconsin. This we know because we have a friend in Mexico City, and her husband is a rabid Packers fan. So much so that, when last heard… Continue reading Super Bowl Ripples in Mexico