With ships spending overnights in Bermuda, which many people consider paradise on earth, it's also where you'll find one of the best Internet deals anywhere when cruising. How good does $15 for three days sound? That's what Bermudans have come up with in the Dockyard area at Kings Wharf. The WiFi hotspot is marked on… Continue reading Best Deal for Cruisers in Bermuda Just Might Be the Cost of Going Online
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9/11: For Cruise Passengers in N.Y., a Special Chance to see a Special Place
Today, people around the world will pause to remember what life was like before those planes hit the World Trade Center and changed life as we knew it, forever. Today, people in New York will not only remember but many will visit the site that became known as Ground Zero. Today, passengers on cruise ships… Continue reading 9/11: For Cruise Passengers in N.Y., a Special Chance to see a Special Place
The Commonwealth and Cunard
In another era, cruise commentators would say Cunard was sending its entire fleet of ships to Australia because it was part of the British Commonwealth and it was Cunard's "duty" to visit Commonwealth countries every now and then. Well, Cunard IS sending its entire fleet to Australia this "summer" and it has nothing to do… Continue reading The Commonwealth and Cunard
David Frost's Legacy for Interviewers
Think about this: In moments when he may have contemplated his demise, do you think Sir David Frost could ever have imagined that one in a continuous line of the British prime ministers he'd interviewed would send a "tweet of condolence" upon hearing of Frost's death? It is a measure of the great journalist's storied… Continue reading David Frost's Legacy for Interviewers
Parlez-vous…an app to help
One time, it happened on a street corner in Paris, in the dark. We were trying to find our way around a city we were visiting for the first time and we encountered a couple of locals whom we hoped would help. They spoke no English. We had three kids and six words of French… Continue reading Parlez-vous…an app to help