This weekend, the FAA — Federal Aviation Agency — declared that airline passengers will be able to use their electronic devices during take-offs and landings because they don't interfere with communications from the cockpit after all. Resisted was the urge to say passengers will be left to their own devices. The message goes far beyond… Continue reading FAA decision just a sign of the satellite times
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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
It's Official…Knicks Cruising Norwegian
Timing is, indeed, everything. On the day that the New York Knicks open the new NBA season, Norwegian trumpets the fact that it is now the "official cruise line" of the Knicks. Coincidence, or getting the biggest bang for your buck? And the Knicks even co-operated, polishing off Milwaukee 90-83 in last night's season opener.… Continue reading It's Official…Knicks Cruising Norwegian
City of Five Sails Tops at Cruise Critic
Best North American homeport for cruise ships? Miami? New York? New Orleans? Fort Lauderdale? Galveston? Los Angeles? All wrong, so guess again. Try…Vancouver. That's the gospel according to the editors of Cruise Critic, lost there in the midst of a bunch of annual cruise awards, version 2013. For those of us who know the city… Continue reading City of Five Sails Tops at Cruise Critic
Everybody Should Meet Gavin MacLeod…Many Are
Gavin MacLeod hasn't had this much exposure since Mary Tyler Moore was Mary Richards and Murray Slaughter changed his pseudonym to Captain Stubing. Today, the 82-year-old actor who played both those roles is everywhere…NBC's Today, on board the new Royal Princess, signing copies of his autobiography, in the Los Angeles Times, on CNN, in People… Continue reading Everybody Should Meet Gavin MacLeod…Many Are