The first, and biggest, cruise ship to dock in the Port of Lyttelton this season arrived this week. Lyttelton? It’s in New Zealand, in the region known as Canterbury, which means there must be an archbishop there somewhere. It’s just 10 minutes from Christchurch, 35 from Kaiapoi, 44 from Rangiora. It has 3,100 people, a… Continue reading New Zealand Cruise Economy Benchmark
Category: Ships
Cruise Ship Coolness Concern to Chile
Our colleague Phil Reimer, whose Ports and Bows columns and blogs are a must-read for cruisers, had an especially interesting commentary on his website yesterday. It was about gambling in international waters. Here’s what he had to say: I was sailing along the coast off Chile about five years ago when all of sudden the… Continue reading Cruise Ship Coolness Concern to Chile
October White Hot Parties in the Pink
On Friday night we went to a high school football game. Many of the players were wearing pink shoes. Online newspapers — the Miami Herald for one — has a pink background on its front page. On yesterday’s football telecast, FOX fashion-plate Terry Bradshaw was wearing a pink tie and hankie. Many NFL players have… Continue reading October White Hot Parties in the Pink
Cruising Notes On The Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE………………………………………………………….$499 January 11-12-22-23, 2010: 10 days, Caribbean, New York round-trip Ship: Norwegian Dawn or Norwegian Jewel Extra: $100 onboard credit per cabin Ports: San Juan, St. Thomas, Antigua, St. Maarten, Tortola Contact: cruises-n-more In case you think they always smash a bottle of champagne across the bow of a new ship when it… Continue reading Cruising Notes On The Boats
November 4 new date for fans of Elvis
All of us of a certain vintage remember where we were when Elvis Presley died, much in the way those of more recent vintages have embroidered in their memory banks the shock of Michael Jackson’s death and, this week, the joy of the Miracle in the Mine in Chile. (As an aside, one of the… Continue reading November 4 new date for fans of Elvis