I love cruising. I love baseball. When Celebrity announced yesterday that it's now the "official cruise line of the Boston Red Sox", for me there was only one thing I didn't like about it. Wrong Sox. When I was a still a second-grader, my parents took me to Chicago (Palatine, Ill. actually) and introduced me… Continue reading Batter Up for the Celebrity Sox
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Cruise Joke — Time for a Laugh
Today, a little levity. Everybody gets jokes by email, and this is one directed at us because we write about cruising. It's six excerpts from the daily diary of a cruiser… DAY 1: All packed for the cruise ship — all my nicest dresses, swimsuits, short sets. Really, really exciting. Our local Red Hat chapter… Continue reading Cruise Joke — Time for a Laugh
Creepy Eaties in Southeast Asia
When it comes to food — and we come to food often — one of us is a little fussy and one of us will eat just about anything. We'll let you guess. As we cruise to places we've never been, and meet locals we've never seen, we often try to enjoy some of the… Continue reading Creepy Eaties in Southeast Asia
Captain Frank's Tales of the Sea
When Frank Juliussen first joined Norwegian Cruise Line, he was the first officer on a ship called the Southward and his captain was a fellow countryman from Norway, Trygve Vorren. A few years later, they were together again on the Norwegian Sun and in 2011, they were to be co-captains of the Norwegian Epic, flagship… Continue reading Captain Frank's Tales of the Sea
Seasick: Epic Captain Cured Early
He's been at sea for more than 30 years. The woman he married almost that long ago has been at his side ever since he carried her…not across the threshold, but off the deck. Today, he is the captain of one of the world's biggest cruise ships. And it all began with being seasick.… Continue reading Seasick: Epic Captain Cured Early