Celebrity makes a Queen 'Appy'

The iPhone Queen is at it again. She used to be the Travel Queen, but now she has a dual identity. Plus, another app. I used to think “app” was an incorrectly abbreviated word. Now it’s in the dictionary (or most dictionaries) because it doesn’t need a second name. It’s like Oprah. And Tiger. And… Continue reading Celebrity makes a Queen 'Appy'

Magic Show Preview for Carnival

One of our nephews celebrated his drinking-age birthday this weekend, and it was agreed he would make his first visit to a pub. First official one, of course. The interesting thing is that, unlike most young adults on their drinking-age birthday, he wanted to go to the pub for food…not liquid. The kid loves to… Continue reading Magic Show Preview for Carnival

No Time to Get Sick Cruising

The Right Price………………………………………………………….$471 Ship: Caribbean Princess, Southern Caribbean, 7 days Departure: April 10 or April 24, 2011, return from San Juan, Puerto Rico Ports: St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands), Domenica, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba Contact: Princess Cruise Lines * * * Being sick on a cruise ship is always a problem. One or more of four… Continue reading No Time to Get Sick Cruising

Review from Rookies of the Seas

We met a nice young couple — distant cousins, actually — a few days ago and in the course of conversation heard the story of three cruising rookies: Mom, Dad and six-year-old son. They were recruited for their maiden voyage last year by friends who also had a six-year-old and, frankly, they didn’t really know… Continue reading Review from Rookies of the Seas

Viking Reflects River Cruise Boom

The first impression of river cruising tends to be that it’s expensive and you don’t get as much for your money. If that’s true, there are clearly many people who disagree, because river cruising is becoming wildly popular in Europe. Define wildly. Okay, Viking River Cruises this week unveiled plans for 10 more ships. They’re… Continue reading Viking Reflects River Cruise Boom