We’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for anything Disney, and not just because three little Dunns trekked their parents around both the Florida and California theme parks and almost always came away with souvenir sweatshirts because “it got cold.” The three little Dunns all grew up and one of them, Lerrin, realized… Continue reading Disney Dream Day at Port Canaveral
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The Mysteries of Sailing Antarctica
If you’re like we are, you must think that sorting out the world of cruising in Antarctica is kind of like the waters of Antarctica. Turbulent. Unpredictable. Confusing. Challenging. Consider this… Today, a fully-booked 264-passenger vessel called Le Boréal (left) was supposed to leave Argentina to cruise the Antarctic, including the Falkland Islands. The cruise… Continue reading The Mysteries of Sailing Antarctica
Kevin Sheehan: NCL's Uncovered Boss
We’re not exactly reality TV people. To us, reality meant non-fiction. A good book maybe…a biography. Real life, right? Then along came “reality TV” for which there was originally no definition. The next thing we knew, people were doing all kinds of bizarre things in the name of competition and calling it “reality TV.” Reality?… Continue reading Kevin Sheehan: NCL's Uncovered Boss
Some highlights from Cruise Year 2010
It was the year that… • Oasis of the Seas was replaced as the “biggest ship in the world” by Allure of the Seas, which won the competition by one-fifth of an inch, or five millimeters — the fact is the two Royal Caribbean siblings are identical in size when it comes to the number… Continue reading Some highlights from Cruise Year 2010
Energy Costs Impact Cruise Prices
It’s painful to pull up to the pump these days, even when you’re driving a cruise ship. The difference between people like us and the cruise lines is that we have no one to pay the fuel increase for us, and cruise companies do. They call it a “fuel surcharge” and if you look at… Continue reading Energy Costs Impact Cruise Prices