A former rear admiral from the U.S. Navy, Richard J. O'Hanlon, once commanded the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. But can he bring an end to the jokes about Carnival Cruise Lines that are nuclear for the cruise business, and viral for everybody else? For the last three years of his career, O'Hanlon was… Continue reading Carnival Safety Pinned On New Man
Category: Ships
The Booming 'Other' Kind of Cruising
Our first experience of "river cruising" consists of a week on the Midi Canal in the south of France on a 27-foot "ship" with a crew of two, neither of whom knew much about how to steer a vessel in the water, never mind negotiate the 64 locks that lay ahead of us. Oh yes,… Continue reading The Booming 'Other' Kind of Cruising
Fun Ships Want Family of Brits
Our research department came across a humorous item involving Carnival and Brits. The cruise line was looking for Britain's "funniest" family to sample its ships and on-board experiences, and report back. It seems that British families have a misconception about the industry's "Fun Ships" as Carnival likes to call its fleet. The cruise line wants… Continue reading Fun Ships Want Family of Brits
Internet Issue Bound To Change
Remember when… Every time you checked into a hotel and asked about getting on the Internet, the hotel was happy to provide you with an ethernet cable to connect, for a price? Remember when… WiFi was available at airports, at a cost that bordered on the ridiculous? Today, almost every hotel provides free WiFi, if… Continue reading Internet Issue Bound To Change
Explorer of the Seas…Changes
The Explorer of the Seas will be going in for a major refurbishing after Royal Caribbean introduces Quantum of the Seas near the end of 2014. Having been on Explorer of the Seas, we have five unsolicited suggestions on what to change — and five on what not to change — when this beautiful, 13-year-old… Continue reading Explorer of the Seas…Changes