At sea on the Celebrity Millennium — While the Disney people like to take ownership of what a small world it is, once again there is proof they can’t! In reading the literature on staff aboard the Millennium, we recognized the name of the Guest Relations Manager, Jeff Potts. Could this be the same Jeff… Continue reading Little League to Cruising Big League
Category: Ships
Panama Canal under $50 a day
On Friday, we’ll board Celebrity’s Millennium, a ship we’ve never seen, in Puerto Rico, and the first stop this weekend in a country we’ve never been to, Colombia. This was a last-minute, somewhat-impulsive buy on my part…and fortunately I have a willing partner. I was just looking for a deal, and I found it at… Continue reading Panama Canal under $50 a day
The Dean of Our Kitchen
In our kitchen, there has never been a more talented visiting chef than Alan Richman, who has made a career of critiquing the culinary exploits of others as a food and wine guy with GQ, Conde Nast Traveler, Bon Appetit and other such publications of notoriety and respect. Besides being a good cook, Alan is… Continue reading The Dean of Our Kitchen
Prinsendam’s New Intimacy
We’ve never been on the Prinsendam, but maybe you have. In any case, Holland America updates to its “most intimate ship” have certainly tweaked our interest. And if you’re already booked on a ms Prinsendam cruise this year, you might be interested in knowing what the upgrades are. One, capacity has been reduced to 835… Continue reading Prinsendam’s New Intimacy
The Happiest Place on Water
Understandably, it has taken a while for Disney to make another venture into Europe. For 18 years, Walt Disney’s descendants have been saddled and blessed with Disneyland Paris, once known as Euro Disney when at a cost of the 22 billion French francs it was opened not far from the French capital. Originally a societal… Continue reading The Happiest Place on Water