The inside cabin. It's not as appealing as having inside information on something. Nor as valuable as drawing an inside straight in poker. Nor even as comforting as being inside when Mother Nature is hammering outside with driving rain or, worse yet, snow. Maybe the inside cabin deserves better. A friend recently asked us how… Continue reading The Dreaded Inside Cabin on Ships: Deserving of Negative Reputation or Not?
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Norwegian Mirrors its Ships of a City with Getaway, Miami and Latino Influence
When Norwegian's Getaway makes its grand entrance — Norwegian ships always do — come January in Miami, it will mirror its sister Breakaway in many ways…starting with philosophy. Breakaway is New York's ship and Getaway is Miami's ship and because they're from the same generation of the family, the features will be legendary. So… Continue reading Norwegian Mirrors its Ships of a City with Getaway, Miami and Latino Influence
Travel Agents Find Carnival Customer Reading Preferences a Little Offline
Just when you think everything is going digital, it's not. Just when you think people who cruise can find everything they need to know online, they can't. Just when you think the travel agents who sell cruises are happy simply to send their customers to "www…" they aren't. Agents have told Carnival they want a… Continue reading Travel Agents Find Carnival Customer Reading Preferences a Little Offline
Impact of government shutdown possible glitch for cruise passengers this month
While you may already be weary of reading and hearing about the U.S. government shutdown, don't turn a blind eye or deaf ear to it if you're on a cruise ships in the next few weeks. It could — repeat, could — have an impact on your shore excursion should it happen to include a… Continue reading Impact of government shutdown possible glitch for cruise passengers this month
This Is Your Captain Speaking…Writing: The Real-Life Story of Gavin MacLeod
Mark October 23 on your calendar. Mark the Today Show beside it, for whatever time NBC's morning cast appears in your locale. Mark it because, if you like cruising and one of the people who helped make it as big as it is, that's the day for This Is Your Captain Speaking. His name is… Continue reading This Is Your Captain Speaking…Writing: The Real-Life Story of Gavin MacLeod