Maybe there aren’t strange things happening at Cunard, but what’s been happening is “unusual” for sure. A few weeks ago, Cunard floated the idea of changing the registration for one or all of its ships. This was to allow the fancy cruise line to sell “weddings on board” — which isn’t allowed on a British… Continue reading Cunard coming clean…er
Category: Ports
Constellation Changing Its Stars
In our haste to tell you last week about seven wine cruises on the Celebrity Constellation next year in Europe, we neglected to dig beneath the news and tell you why this is happening. It’s because of the Holy Land where, believe it or not, they do like wine…we have a bottle of red from… Continue reading Constellation Changing Its Stars
Norwegian Star Freestyle First
We have a soft spot for the Norwegian Star, the ship that as of Sunday is calling Tampa home. While we have trouble finding a cruise ship we don’t like, the Star was special. It was several years ago. Okay, many. It was a cruise on the Mexican Riviera. For us, it was a first.… Continue reading Norwegian Star Freestyle First
Freedom Stifled by a Storm
Friends of ours were on a cruise ship in rough weather in August and the environment was an education. They learned about the Beaufort Scale, a 200-year-old measurement used for storms at sea. It goes from 1 to 12 and, somewhere between Antwerp and Bergen in the North Sea, their Princess ship was in an… Continue reading Freedom Stifled by a Storm
What price a late ship checkout?
When a ship arrives carrying our friend and Ports and Bows colleague Phil Reimer, we know where you’ll find him. An early riser, Phil likes to be first off the ship…if possible. As for us, not to much. We’d be quite happy — unless there is an urgent travel commitment we have to keep —… Continue reading What price a late ship checkout?