This happens to all (or most) parents with grown children, and it certainly has to us. The first time you have dinner earlier than usual, whatever that is, the teasing starts…”You’re onto the early-bird menu now”…”How old are you anyway?”…”Was this your idea or do you have old friends?” We stubbornly resist the temptation to… Continue reading Popular on Princess — Not Here!
Category: People
Remembering not to forget Haiti
Today’s blog is only partially about cruising. It is all about the human spirit. In this case, that means Haiti, which is being somewhat forgotten in the wake of the oil tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. Haiti, you may recall, was devastated by a January earthquake that took more than 300,000 lives. The pledges… Continue reading Remembering not to forget Haiti
Cruising's Nautical Notebook
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$1,799 November 7, 14; Miami to Barcelona, 15 nights, Celebrity Solstice. Bonus: two nights at the end in Barcelona, plus one-way airfare back to Miami. Contact: Online Vacation Center All prices are per person based on double occupancy and available at time of posting. * * * More evidence that cruising is growing… Continue reading Cruising's Nautical Notebook
From Pebble Beach to Crystal Golf?
When you’ve spent a week watching the best golfers in the world play in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, as we have, you’re vulnerable to a cruise that includes golf. Even more so if it includes one of the game’s greats, the under-rated Billy Casper. If nothing else, then, we have established our vulnerability.… Continue reading From Pebble Beach to Crystal Golf?
Cruise Ships and Silent Deeds
Our daughter (Lisa) and son-in-law (Aron) were bitten, or smitten, by the travel bug early in their relationship and as a result they have been to places we’d likely not consider visiting without their experiences. One of the many things they’ve told us is how appreciative people are in countries where poverty is the norm,… Continue reading Cruise Ships and Silent Deeds