If you've ever been to Alaska then you have discovered, like us, that there can be a jewelry store on every corner…and sometimes in between. Of all the cruise stops we have made, Alaska's lead the league for concentrated jewelry shopping. So it's BIG business for those Alaska retailers and over the years there have been stories about… Continue reading Endorsing Jewelry Stores on Shores?
Category: Reviews
In the Pursuit of Relaxing on Cruises
This being the week of National Relaxation Day — of course you knew it was August 15, didn't you? — Princess Cruises annually gets in the spirit of the occasion with a survey about what makes a vacation relaxing. Well, it's sort of about relaxing. More like about things that accompany relaxing. Like sex. Now… Continue reading In the Pursuit of Relaxing on Cruises
Does Nobody Love The Love Boat?
By today's grandiose standards for cruise ships, the old "Love Boat" of TV fame might well be called a bucket of bolts. But the fact it's being reduced to that is, well, kind of sad. This year, she is bound for Turkey. Her final hours will take place in a shipyard not far from the… Continue reading Does Nobody Love The Love Boat?
Ports a World Apart Shaping Up
We've been to San Juan, Puerto Rico twice. We've been to Liverpool, England once. At the risk of sounding like glass-half-full tourists, we enjoyed both places and, despite that, we haven't been in either as often as we'd like. These days, a lot of our travel involves cruising. Duh! Anything that by whatever means returned… Continue reading Ports a World Apart Shaping Up
Half-price…free wine…Kenny Loggins…
We don't normally devote an entire blog to touting a cruise that might interest you, but today we have one that's too good to pass up. It's a Caribbean cruise for seven days but here are the highlights that make it unique: • $500 per person for an inside room (double occupancy of course) •… Continue reading Half-price…free wine…Kenny Loggins…