This is one of those "Who's writing their stuff…" routines. Specifically, who's writing for Oceania Cruises. In a press release we received this week, to promote 2-for-1 fares with free airfare on Holy Lands cruises on either the Riviera (May 2014) or the Insignia (June 2014), it reads as follows: "Before the time of Anno… Continue reading The Last of the Seven Wonders of the World is…
Category: Ports
From the Depths of Katrina to Heights of Growth
It's not that many years ago — like eight — that some people quietly confided that maybe New Orleans should cease to exist, as unthinkable as that might seem. The reason was Hurricane Katrina, which so devastated a city built below sea level that it gave credence to the thought that maybe cities shouldn't be… Continue reading From the Depths of Katrina to Heights of Growth
For Coffee Aficionados, More to Hawaii Than Kona
KAUAI — For people habitually accustomed to wine tasting and not particularly motivated by rum tasting, coffee tasting is the appropriate alternative on an island that has become known for the bean and the liquid it creates. Where better to do that than at an estate where four million coffee trees each produce a pound… Continue reading For Coffee Aficionados, More to Hawaii Than Kona
Tips for Shore Stops on a Cruise That Includes Kauai
KAUAI — This is called research. Wouldn't you come to Kauai to dig up, along with some sand, information for a blog? Wouldn't you make a special trip down the road a few miles just to have a look at Pride of America, which would be called Hawaii's cruise ship if it didn't belong to… Continue reading Tips for Shore Stops on a Cruise That Includes Kauai
The Crazy World of Carnival Cruises
Do you hear the one about the cruise line that was being sued by the lawyer for passengers on a ship's "cruise from hell" even though the passengers weren't really on the ship? It's not a joke. It's true. And here's one for the Ripley archives…yes, Carnival. A Houston attorney named John Bruster Loyd —… Continue reading The Crazy World of Carnival Cruises