Crystal Wakes Up To Late Risers 

  You have a routine. The alarm rings at the same time, day after day. Your trip to the shower is short enough you could use a hand towel to dry off. Breakfast has to be eaten quickly. There’s a bus to catch or traffic to face or a clock to punch, literally or otherwise.… Continue reading Crystal Wakes Up To Late Risers 

Pick 'em: Blue Iguana, Guy's Burgers

Choosing where to eat out is not always easy for us. One of us likes — no, loves — Mexican food. She would have it every day. Every meal. It must have started the day, many moons ago, that her husband said she was his “little chiquita.” She’s even bilingual, sort of, because her Spanish… Continue reading Pick 'em: Blue Iguana, Guy's Burgers

Time To Check Re-positioning Cruises

  September is typically a good time of year to explore re-positioning cruises…either last-minute cruises this fall or the reverse trips that depart next spring. Doesn’t everybody like the price-point that comes with ships that have to get from one part of the world to another? We do. Better bang for your buck…always. However, there’s… Continue reading Time To Check Re-positioning Cruises

Sharpening Culinary Skills At Oceania

It’s more than two years since we experienced cooking at sea (and we lived to write about it) and, at the time, Oceania’s Director of Culinary Enrichment speculated what her upscale cruise line was doing would continue to grow. Kathryn Kelly also said that she believed in five years only Oceania would be teaching customers… Continue reading Sharpening Culinary Skills At Oceania

Reading The Writings Of Cruising 

Like you, we’re always on the prowl to read something interesting…especially if it’s about cruising. To that end, when we find the writings of others who we think might appeal to you, we pass it along. Today is one of those days. During our most recent cruise, we spent a few evenings enjoying the company… Continue reading Reading The Writings Of Cruising