When we first sailed on a Norwegian ship (the Star), it was a cruise line that was considered a little quirky (have you seen the hull paintings?), a little funky (you could eat at whatever time you wanted) and a little alternative (it was a misfit in the world of Carnival, Royal Caribbean and… Continue reading Quirky, funky, alternative…now No. 3
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Things That Aren't Going Well In Cruise Industry
There are two news items that continue to make the rounds this week which are not especially flattering to the cruise industry. One… A Holland America ship, the Veendam, arrived back in Fort Lauderdale from a cruise with more than 100 passengers ill with norovirus. Comment: As we have long pointed out, this gastrointestinal sickness… Continue reading Things That Aren't Going Well In Cruise Industry
Shuttling Off To New Orleans A Big Easy Idea
Getting to the ship on time can sometimes be as challenging as getting to the church on time. In some places, it's becoming easier. Like New Orleans. With a mushrooming cruise ship industry that includes ships from Carnival, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean, there's a shuttle service (Hotard Motorcoach) from neighboring states. Mushrooming industry? Now the fastest-growing… Continue reading Shuttling Off To New Orleans A Big Easy Idea
In Case You're Looking For An Escape…
The pictures below are called a sneak preview. They're also called a way for cruise lines — namely, Norwegian — to get a little attention about new ships that nobody has yet seen. Except for an artistic rendering of the ship's exterior, Norwegian's Escape is being developed in secret. The following pictures — also renderings,… Continue reading In Case You're Looking For An Escape…
A Grand Ship Navigates An Upgrade
A dozen years ago she was the world's biggest cruise ship and yesterday the Navigator of the Seas emerged officially from dry dock, where the experts spent a month trying to make her look like the biggest ships of today. They gave the Navigator a touch of Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the… Continue reading A Grand Ship Navigates An Upgrade