Our daughter, expecting their first child later this year, can’t (or, like the good mother-to-be, won’t) go into U.S. casinos. They are among the last bastions to be conquered by the anti-smoking brigade…smoking and gambling traditionally make standard bedfellows. Cruise ships, slowly, are falling into line. Two months ago, Princess announced there would be no… Continue reading Smokers Getting Squeezed on Ships
Category: Ships
Clever Kiosks on Royal Caribbean
If you’ve ever waited in line on a cruise ship to book a shore excursion (duh, hasn’t everybody?), then you should know that help is on the way. The industry leader here, it appears, is Royal Caribbean. In one of those little items that slipped through the cracks of most newsroom floors, on Royal Caribbean… Continue reading Clever Kiosks on Royal Caribbean
Notes from Around the Cruise World
It’s time for some “new ship” announcements…Carnival is adding three but none will have the familiar funnel design…The newbies are going to less familiar members of the Carnival family — Costa and AIDA, the latter a little-known branch of the family residing in Germany…Costa will get a 3,700-passenger ship in 2014, its 17th and largest… Continue reading Notes from Around the Cruise World
TWO Jewels for Shelton Cruise?
Today in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, there is a country music festival called WE Fest. It runs for three days. There are many big names and a few little ones set to perform. One of today’s headliners is Blake Shelton. On Sunday, one of the headliners is his wife. Fast forward. Next October — cruise people… Continue reading TWO Jewels for Shelton Cruise?
Tip for Celebrity an Aussie Challenge
There’s an old joke Down Under. You know the difference between an Australian and a canoe? A canoe tips. That’s the basis for the battle brewing in Australia’s cruise industry. To tip or not to tip. It is not customary there, it is not expected and generally it is not practiced. In fact, a “tip”… Continue reading Tip for Celebrity an Aussie Challenge