AT SEA ON BOARD THE CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM — You don’t have to be a cruising neophyte to get in passport trouble. Anyone who’s ever cruised knows that unless you’re going from New York to Puerto Rico and back, you need a passport. A new country means if you don’t have one, you don’t go. Alas,… Continue reading Passport Problems Possible
Category: Ports
Dubba-dubba-dubba…Dubai!
If you’ve ever received one of those emails with a series of photos detailing the opulence of Dubai (aka, where our gas profits have gone), as we have, then the thought of going there on a cruise probably isn’t as far-fetched as it was. How? Costa Cruise Lines has two ships in the area, and… Continue reading Dubba-dubba-dubba…Dubai!
Vietnam — Now is Not Then
It’s not that many years ago that Hanoi, Viet Cong and Ho Chi Minh were all 4-letter words around the western world, but time does heal the wounds ravaged by wars like the protracted one in Vietnam that dominated headlines through the sixties. Almost every family in America knew someone who had been to Vietnam,… Continue reading Vietnam — Now is Not Then
Taxing Time for Alaska
While suppliers, retailers and operators continue to be concerned by the diminishing cruise market to Alaska, the good news is that the most northern state continues to be serviced by 10 cruise lines that will take you through the Inside Passage, to the Gulf of Alaska or on small-ship expeditions. As always, the market will… Continue reading Taxing Time for Alaska
Is Everyone Going to Europe?
Europe, anyone? It’s certainly on our cruising horizon and now it appears there is going to be more availability than ever. This month, Holland America announced that in 2011 it will have seven ships in Europe. That comes on the heels of Disney’s plans to stick a toe in European waters this summer, and next… Continue reading Is Everyone Going to Europe?