Cruise Prompts Costa Rica Re-visit

One of the nice things about cruising is that when you stop in a country for the first time, it gives you a sense of whether you might like to go back. A taster, as it were. It happened to us with Costa Rica. While cruising on the Norwegian Sun, we first visited Costa Rica… Continue reading Cruise Prompts Costa Rica Re-visit

The Grinch Now A Cruise Character

The Grinch is going to have ample time to steal Christmas on Carnival ships next month, and guess what? It won’t happen, because it never has. The Dr. Seuss villain will appear on all Carnival cruises in December. He’ll be trying to keep Christmas from happening, and stealing Christmas items from crew members on all… Continue reading The Grinch Now A Cruise Character

Princess Cruising With Cat Greenleaf

Maybe we’ve been living under a rock, but we’d never heard of Cat Greenleaf. Or maybe it’s because in the morning our TV station of choice is CNN, not NBC. Or maybe it’s just because we don’t live in New York, or go to the Emmys. So finding out something about Cat Greenleaf was…interesting. Our… Continue reading Princess Cruising With Cat Greenleaf

Norwegian, The Frank Del Rio Way

When Frank Del Rio became CEO of the company that owns Norwegian Cruise Line, everybody who has seen him in action knew there would be more action to see. Outgoing, perhaps even flamboyant, gregarious and entertaining, he seems to stand still for nothing unless it’s for the next idea to pop into his head…within minutes,… Continue reading Norwegian, The Frank Del Rio Way

‘Greased Lightning’ Coming To Harmony

When you go to see Olivia Newton-John perform, as we did last week, there’s some baggage that comes with it. Friends and relatives who are less enlightened will say — or at least infer — that you’re living in the past. One was astounded that you passed up watching the World Series to see a… Continue reading ‘Greased Lightning’ Coming To Harmony