We won't tell you how many years it took us to discover Bermuda, other than to say "a lot." Our first trip there was on a cruise ship, earlier this year. As a tourist destination, Bermuda has been around for a few hundred years…or just a little longer than we have. Now, and this… Continue reading Cruise numbers continue to grow in Bermuda
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Tea Party for Tots Turns into Disney's Royal Tea
News item: The Royal Court restaurant aboard the Disney Fantasy is getting graced with Disney Princess presences as Disney Cruise Line debuts a new character offering dubbed “Royal Tea.” Last Sunday, one of our granddaughters celebrated her 2nd birthday. One of the gifts she unwrapped was a teapot, with cups. Instinctively, without a word of… Continue reading Tea Party for Tots Turns into Disney's Royal Tea
Monday Night Football — not the REAL Attraction
Princess Cruises is promoting the fact that passengers can now watch Monday Night Football on 11 of its ships, all of them with U.S.-based departures. Watching NFL games on a big screen on a cruise ship is nothing new. The first time for us was a game between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. It… Continue reading Monday Night Football — not the REAL Attraction
The Last of the Seven Wonders of the World is…
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…
Rhapsody of the Seas…is this music to its ears?
You have to wonder what Rhapsody of the Seas thinks about this: In 2015, Royal Caribbean is sending it to Turkey instead of Alaska. Did anybody ask the ship how it feels about sacrificing a summer in The Inside Passage for a summer in Istanbul? Furthermore…. Two lengthy cruises that were scheduled before it even… Continue reading Rhapsody of the Seas…is this music to its ears?