From all our cruises, only once have we been on a ship when somebody was rescued at sea. And we didn’t even know about the rescue, let alone see it. There was a good reason. It happened at 4 a.m. and, while it lasted two and a half hours, we’re not always up at the… Continue reading Magic of Disney to Another Level
Category: Ships
Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$539 November 27, 2010: Barcelona, Spain to Sao Paulo, Brazil, 15 nights Ship: Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas Contact: VacationsToGo (FastDeal #10090) * * * What’s the hottest ticket in cruising right now? The Epic? American Idol? The first coming of the Allure of the Seas? None of the above. How about… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
Cruise Crews Enter Epic Era
Every time we have been on a cruise, we’ve made friends with crew members. Sometimes, we exchange contact information, promising to keep in touch. Almost always, when we disembark, it’s the last we see of each other. One of our new friends invited us to visit him in Turkey. Maybe we will. Another said we… Continue reading Cruise Crews Enter Epic Era
Celebrity Cruising, Discount Prices
Normally, we feature a kind of “deal-of-the-week” on Saturdays to headline our “Notes on the Boats” blog. The deal we found this week can’t wait. It has to be booked by tomorrow (July 30). That doesn’t leave much time — sorry about that — for you to make a decision. But if you’re thinking about… Continue reading Celebrity Cruising, Discount Prices
Blokes and Folks who like Liverpool
There must be something in our lineage that connects us to seaports because we might be the only worldly (?) travelers around who raved about visiting Liverpool and Marseilles, port cities that tourists love to hate. So we read with a certain wistfulness — if anybody dares to read with wistfulness the ramblings of Carnival… Continue reading Blokes and Folks who like Liverpool