It’s time for some “new ship” announcements…Carnival is adding three but none will have the familiar funnel design…The newbies are going to less familiar members of the Carnival family — Costa and AIDA, the latter a little-known branch of the family residing in Germany…Costa will get a 3,700-passenger ship in 2014, its 17th and largest… Continue reading Notes from Around the Cruise World
Category: Deals
Military Rates on NCL's Ships
When Norwegian announced the other day that it was “offering special rates” to members of the U.S. and Canadian armed forces, we thought we’d check it out…even though we don’t qualify. NCL’s gesture is admirable and “saluting” the armed forces is typical of the cruise line’s well-established knack for innovations. But press release didn’t say… Continue reading Military Rates on NCL's Ships
Re-positioning 'Deals-of-the Day'
This is the time of year when there are deals on deals. As in, deals on re-positioning cruises, which are generally discounted to begin with by the cruise lines. Yesterday we went looking for some, and came up with these five, from August to October: 1. Crystal Symphony 18 nights August 26 Los Angeles to… Continue reading Re-positioning 'Deals-of-the Day'
Cruising 'Deal-of-the-Day'
Ship: Norwegian Sky Length: 4 nights Departure: October 3 Price: $179 Ports: Grand Bahama Island, Great Stirrup Cay, Nassau Source: Norwegian Comment: At $45 a night (inside), you can’t beat the price. Took a cruise almost identical, on this ship, last year and enjoyed it. If you’re a newbie, an ideal introduction to cruising.
Meeting of Love Boat Captains
Several months ago on this blog, we introduced you to a Love Boat built with Lego® and the man who had no life…er, the man who built it. His name is Ryan McNaught and when he put a quarter of a million little Lego pieces together he produced a remarkable model of TV’s most famous… Continue reading Meeting of Love Boat Captains