It is the cruise ship of all cruise ships, and always will be. Ahead of its time, they said. Opulence personified. It became an adjective. An encyclopedia. A memory. The Titanic. Like all celebrities, it became greater in death than in life. The year 2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of its death, in the… Continue reading A Cruise of Titanic Proportions
Category: Ships
Is The Price Right?
It could be, if you’re looking to cruise on a Holland America ship…if you can make that decision in the next 48 hours…or maybe if you can pack in a hurry. In what the cruise line is simply calling its 3-DAY SALE, here’s a few examples of the bargains: ALASKA — Free upgrades from inside… Continue reading Is The Price Right?
Cautiously Cruising the Holy Land
We’re learning a lot about Israel this week. Our daughter and son-in-law are there on vacation, during one of those all-too-often tense times in the Middle East, so we have a growing interest in the country’s geography, not to mention the events in the waters off Gaza. So do the cruise lines, and not because… Continue reading Cautiously Cruising the Holy Land
Baby's Birthplace a Carnival
Okay, so maybe we’re old-fashioned, but the idea that a woman would give birth on a cruise ship means…oops, somebody goofed. Like airlines, cruise lines have rules about how many weeks a mother-to-be can be, or can’t be, before she’s allowed on the ship. Just before the Memorial Day weekend, on the Carnival Paradise, one… Continue reading Baby's Birthplace a Carnival
Mercury's Moving to New Waters
When members of a cruise line start talking openly about the likelihood that a ship will be sold, you know it’s a done deal. In April, during an itineraries presentation on the Celebrity Millennium, Cruise Sales Manager Wes Savery made it clear he thought the good ship Mercury’s days were numbered. It is now official.… Continue reading Mercury's Moving to New Waters