What do Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Celebrity Century have in common? They all say good-bye with a one-year victory lap. The classiest of New York Yankees are Rivera and Jeter, and some would say the same about the Century. Rivera walked away from an illustrious career after making the rounds to almost all of… Continue reading The Century That Lasted Two Decades
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Up In The Air Over Free WiFi!!!
You travel. You cruise. You hear the word "Norwegian" and you don't think about a tall Scandinavian or an Olympic athlete from Norway, competing in Sochi this week. You think about the cruise line. We did. Yesterday, another "Norwegian" popped up on our computer and it wasn't an Olympic athlete or a cruise ship. It… Continue reading Up In The Air Over Free WiFi!!!
A Grand Ship Navigates An Upgrade
A dozen years ago she was the world's biggest cruise ship and yesterday the Navigator of the Seas emerged officially from dry dock, where the experts spent a month trying to make her look like the biggest ships of today. They gave the Navigator a touch of Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the… Continue reading A Grand Ship Navigates An Upgrade
Olympians Beware: It's Like A Cruise Ship There!
We've been watching a lot of television, some delayed and some live, from the Olympic Winter Games in Russia this week. Last night (well, it was "last night" somewhere), Mexico's lone athlete was on the tube, even though he isn't really from Mexico, but that's another story. He was talking about being in the Olympic… Continue reading Olympians Beware: It's Like A Cruise Ship There!
Is Europe Ready To Be A Short-Cruise Market?
Now here's a real test for whether the cruise public is interested in short cruises. You know, the 3-night and 4-night kind that cruise lines are test-marketing these days. Call in sick Friday, take Monday off and…boom, a 4-night cruise is yours. The "real test" comes next spring in England, with Royal Caribbean's new (2015)… Continue reading Is Europe Ready To Be A Short-Cruise Market?