Carnival was due for some good news. In November, the Splendor caught fire off the coast of Mexico/California and, while nobody was hurt, there was a lot of bad press. In December, the Inspiration was caught in high winds and high seas off Tampa, delaying its arrival at its home port in Florida by a… Continue reading How Carnival's Old Year Turned Happy
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On the Night Before Christmas…
…there is wrapping to do, and food to be enjoyed, and family time to be savored, and maybe even some 11th-hour shopping. Translation: With little time left for doing a Christmas Eve blog, we’re turning this space over to Alan Fox, whom we’ve never met. He is the Chairman and CEO of Vacations To Go… Continue reading On the Night Before Christmas…
Br-r-r…the Frigid Side of Cruising
The ice and snow you’re looking at in this photo is on a cruise ship. A cruise ship that made a wrong turn perhaps? Don’t they all follow the sun, or at least the warm? The ice and snow you’re looking at in this photo is on a Disney cruise ship. Okay, who said Snow… Continue reading Br-r-r…the Frigid Side of Cruising
A Reason to Celebrate in San Diego
Much is made of the inaugural voyages by cruise ships, anywhere and everywhere in the world. There are parties, and confetti, and dignitaries, and broken champagne bottles, and toasts. What about cruise ship terminals? Tomorrow in San Diego is the inaugural arrival for a new terminal that was officially opened on the weekend. It’s called… Continue reading A Reason to Celebrate in San Diego
Tricky Issue of Cruising Sexual Predators
During the weekend, an Illinois man accused of being a sexual predator was told by a judge that he could not go on a cruise he and his wife had booked. This seemed a reasonable legal response to most observers. The man’s attorney said there might not even be kids on the cruise…the judge said… Continue reading Tricky Issue of Cruising Sexual Predators