We met a nice young couple — distant cousins, actually — a few days ago and in the course of conversation heard the story of three cruising rookies: Mom, Dad and six-year-old son. They were recruited for their maiden voyage last year by friends who also had a six-year-old and, frankly, they didn’t really know… Continue reading Review from Rookies of the Seas
Category: People
Take a Pill…but What if You Can't?
During a border crossing last week, one of us was asked why she didn’t have the prescriptions to match the medication being carried in her purse. By the way, it could have happened to either one of us, because people in our demographic almost all require a pill or two. She had no responsible answer,… Continue reading Take a Pill…but What if You Can't?
Disney's Dream, by Dad and Daughter
We don’t know Gene Sloan and, apparently, neither did the people at Disney when the USA Today cruise editor took his 11-year-old daughter on the Disney Dream last month. The resulting review of the ship by this “anonymous” father and daughter appeared on the newspaper’s website last week. It’s more than an excellent idea. It’s… Continue reading Disney's Dream, by Dad and Daughter
When Can a Cruise be Too Long?
A good friend of ours left home this week, to embark on his longest of seven cruises — 38 days. He was flying to Hong Kong, to board the Queen Mary 2 bound for Southampton and, eventually, New York. He has been on four Cunard cruises before, and has only one concern about this one… Continue reading When Can a Cruise be Too Long?
All-You-Can-Drink Alcohol Policy
One of the appealing things about cruising, it seems to us, is that there are really no surprises. You sail somewhere for seven days. You spend seven nights in the same bed. You eat 21 or so meals, and you pretty well know what the quality will be, give or take a pork chop. Drinks… Continue reading All-You-Can-Drink Alcohol Policy