Cops, Airline Aid Missing Passenger

Sometimes, it’s just nice to be able to tell a nice story. Like the one that appeared this week in The Province, one of Vancouver’s two daily newspapers, about a passenger who went missing from Jewel of the Seas. The 65-year-old woman disembarked in Victoria, on Vancouver Island, in mid-morning earlier this month. When the… Continue reading Cops, Airline Aid Missing Passenger

Alaska Adventure A Lesson For Fear

ALASKA — As she climbed onto the ATV, she wondered if her arthritic hands would allow her to complete an hour-long trip through the bush without crashing, or at least without more than the usual pain. She’d experienced this type of fear before, like being afraid of heights and climbing into a helicopter to see… Continue reading Alaska Adventure A Lesson For Fear

Carnival, Dr. Seuss, Kids & Friends

There are probably some general misconceptions about the professional athlete of today. One, that he is so rich he doesn’t care two slam-dunks about his fellow man and fellow woman. Two, that his only meaningful skill is playing his sport so well that things like education are secondary. Evan Longoria is one poster man (and… Continue reading Carnival, Dr. Seuss, Kids & Friends

Princess Lands ‘The Voice of the Ocean’

On September 21, The Voice returns to NBC for Season 9. On October 3, The Voice of the Ocean goes on Princess Cruises for Season 1. The competition on Princess ships is the same concept as in the TV studio. Blind auditions followed by coaching. Performances behind the three rotating chairs occupied by the “coaches.”… Continue reading Princess Lands ‘The Voice of the Ocean’

Landmark Decision About Norovirus

We are told that life, in terms of the legal community, is all about precedent. Well, here’s a precedent for the cruise industry that is going to be celebrated in cruise headquarters from Miami (Royal Caribbean) to Santa Clarita (Princess) to Genoa (Costa). And it happened in England. The subject: norovirus. In a lengthy, wordy… Continue reading Landmark Decision About Norovirus