If you're on a cruise ship today — or if you've ever been on a cruise ship the day after Christmas — chances are you're happy not to be surrounded by white stuff (unless it's wakes or sand) and chances are that's part of the motivation for being on a ship. Chances are, too, that… Continue reading On The First Day After Christmas…
Category: Ports
St. Petersburg: On The Bucket List
’Tis the season to be connecting with friends and family, right? In the course of doing just that, we were chatting with Cousin Cathie, who lives in Houston and who likes to spend time on cruise ships. She’s a big fan of Royal Caribbean and this year, she spent two weeks on one of the… Continue reading St. Petersburg: On The Bucket List
Cruise Ships To Cuba: When…Not If
Photograph by Henryk Kotowski When the Cuban embargo is over (it’s no longer “if”), one of the Caribbean country’s prime exports — besides cigars and sugar and baseball players — will be time capsules. That’s right, time capsules. A chance to go back in time before all those ’57 Chevys wind up in the junkyard,… Continue reading Cruise Ships To Cuba: When…Not If
Company For World's Top Cruise Ports
Miami…Fort Lauderdale…Port Rashid… Notice the apparent disconnect? Well, not so fast. The acknowledged kinds of cruise ports are Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Proven to send more than eight million people off on their favorite cruise ships every year. Gateways to the Caribbean, primarily, and that’s still where most people go on their first cruise. Also… Continue reading Company For World's Top Cruise Ports
Photo Essay From Cruises To Mexico…
Is there a prettier setting for Maya ruins than in Tulum, close to Cozumel? An easy attraction in Acapulco, a short walk from where the ships are moored. Lots of iguanas all over Mexico, and all look more menacing than they really are. Intruding on a family picnic near Huatulco, on as pretty a beach as we've… Continue reading Photo Essay From Cruises To Mexico…