When you travel on cruise ships, you often encounter signs that have strange, double or hidden meanings. Or maybe they’re just clever, prompting the shutterbugs to snap a few photos. And that’s what we’ve done, for your enjoyment (and ours) this week… This was in Lima, Peru and we didn’t need a Spanish-English dictionary to… Continue reading Friday File: Signs, signs, everywhere…
Category: Deals
Norwegian, Nickelodeon To Part Ways
Some of us with grandchildren are going to be troubled with the news that Norwegian and Nickelodeon are getting a divorce. Okay, the grandchildren are going to be troubled. It’s been five years that people have been getting ”slimed” on Norwegian ships, starting with the Epic…five years of having breakfast with Dora The Explorer, her… Continue reading Norwegian, Nickelodeon To Part Ways
Game Changer For Cruise Pricing?
Celebrity Cruises, which always puts its fleet in the water, is now sticking in its toe. All-inclusive cruising? That’s what Celebrity is calling its latest pricing strategy. Actually, it’s calling the promotion Go!Big, Go!Better, Go!Best and, while it’s a mouthful, it is more effective than its predecessor…123Go! What Celebrity’s doing is disposing of cruise-only pricing… Continue reading Game Changer For Cruise Pricing?
The Best Of Visiting Alaska Glaciers
ALASKA — When you’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy seven different excursions in Alaska, choosing a favorite is like picking crab over lobster — or vice versa. As our Voyage of The Glaciers cruise on the Star Princess wound down, it was a regular question among the participants. Almost everyone’s pick had the word “glacier”… Continue reading The Best Of Visiting Alaska Glaciers
Mosquito Time…Repellant Time!
Today, we bring you a PSA. That’s Public Service Announcement, and it’s for the benefit of anybody who expects to encounter a mosquito this summer. So, pretty much everybody. In Alaska, there are 13 species of mosquitoes. Clearly, Alaskans know something about dealing with them. To that end, today we are publishing a recipe for… Continue reading Mosquito Time…Repellant Time!