In the months between now and February 7, the world is going to read and hear a lot about Sochi. The Russian city is host of the next Olympic Winter Games, now that you ask, and it's showing up here today because seven cruise ships will be on the scene masquerading as hotels. Construction on… Continue reading Get Ready for Olympics Cruise Ships
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In Stitches on the River…
In this age of alleged profiling, is there anything that would profile the stereotypical cruise passenger more than a knitting cruise? Yes…knit one, purl two…and how many people today have a clue what that means? Apparently, quite a few. There is a trend to knitting among young folks, they say, and if you are… Continue reading In Stitches on the River…
A Way To Monitor 'Lowest Fare'
You may have been teased by cruise lines that give you a chance to re-book your fare at a lower rate without penalty, if one becomes available. You may have then tried to find out if it happened, in a market where figures jump around like they're on the Dow Jones or the Nasdaq. You… Continue reading A Way To Monitor 'Lowest Fare'
An Unlikely Home for Dean Bailey
Dean Bailey is from Great Britain, of Jamaican parents, lives in Hungary and spends his work days on the high seas in whatever country his Royal Caribbean ship is visiting. Home is Budapest, a city he once rejected as a place to live because of "cold weather' and "language." So what took him to Budapest?… Continue reading An Unlikely Home for Dean Bailey
Royal Caribbean — No Gamble Here
Employees in the cruise industry know you can go from the bottom to the top if you play your cards right, and nobody knows that better than Dean Bailey. He is part of the management team in Royal Caribbean, most recently as hotel director on Explorer of the Seas. In the beginning, he was a… Continue reading Royal Caribbean — No Gamble Here