Life is anything but a Carnival for the world's biggest cruise line. In fact, it's getting to be a joke… On Sunday, a tugboat sinks in the Mississippi River. The waterway is closed for 10 miles, starting at the mouth. Fifteen ships line up, waiting to go up the river. Carnival, which has had lots… Continue reading Cruise Schedules Sometimes 'Mobile'
Category: Ports
Get Ready for Olympics Cruise Ships
In the months between now and February 7, the world is going to read and hear a lot about Sochi. The Russian city is host of the next Olympic Winter Games, now that you ask, and it's showing up here today because seven cruise ships will be on the scene masquerading as hotels. Construction on… Continue reading Get Ready for Olympics Cruise Ships
Carnival Playing the New Orleans Tune
Carnival is going to make its presence stronger in New Orleans and if there's a better fit for that, we don't know what it is. Carnival…Mardi Gras…get it? The world's largest cruise line currently has two ships in the Big Easy, as they call it, the Elation and the Conquest. Total passenger count per… Continue reading Carnival Playing the New Orleans Tune
Cruising Where Sun Doesn't Shine
So here's a question for you: How much would you pay to spend two minutes and 47 seconds watching one of Mother Nature's rare events, from the best place in the world to see it, in outside temperatures below 40 degrees? The event is a total eclipse of the sun and people are lining up… Continue reading Cruising Where Sun Doesn't Shine
Cruising to Beaches of Normandy
Nowadays, most of us don't remember World War II. It's a horror story told to us in books, or movies or if we were fortunate (bold) enough to ask in conversations with fathers or uncles or older friends who saw it first hand. One of the things they would all say is: "Never forget."… Continue reading Cruising to Beaches of Normandy