People we have met in the international soccer community tell us that every four years the World Cup is the universe’s most-watched sports event, and maybe it is. The 2010 World Cup, in South Africa, begins June 11 and there will be thousands of soccer fans watching the month-long tournament on cruise ships. Royal Caribbean,… Continue reading Well, it is called the WORLD Cup
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One Name Says All: Ship, Godmother
There is only one Ali, one Elvis, one Pele, one Madonna, one Tiger. Last names are immaterial, or unnecessary. In the cruise world, there is only one Epic (or about to be) and in country music there is only one Reba. Put them together and you have the godmother of Norwegian’s newest and biggest ship.… Continue reading One Name Says All: Ship, Godmother
Fire of Epic Proportion for NCL?
We spent part of our weekend reading about the Epic, the 4,200-passenger ship Norwegian hoped to unveil next month. Hoped, because apparently there’s some doubt now, six days after a late-night fire damaged the Epic as the finishing touches are being added to it at a shipyard in France. Without passing judgment on the investigation… Continue reading Fire of Epic Proportion for NCL?
Be a Caribbean Celebrity: No Contest!
When the clock struck 12:01 yesterday morning, anybody in the United States and Canada (21 or older) was able to enter Celebrity’s Cruise the Caribbean Sweepstakes. You don’t have to be a Celebrity cruiser, you don’t have to buy or even plan a cruise to enter. You just have to be 21 and interested. It’s… Continue reading Be a Caribbean Celebrity: No Contest!
NCL and Kids, Partners in Fun
So, do you cruise to be with kids or to escape kids? Norwegian is aggressively pursuing the with-kids people. Now, in addition to its Nickelodeon-at-Sea promotion, NCL is offering kids’ fares for $99 and throwing in free soda. We probably know kids who could consume their fare in soda alone, even if it is a… Continue reading NCL and Kids, Partners in Fun