When the Royal Princess makes its grand entrance next month in Southampton, the ship's horn will play the theme song from The Love Boat…and if you don't know the tune you weren't watching TV in the '70s. Princess calls it "a whimsical decision." Until now, to the best of our knowledge Disney was the only… Continue reading Ships Becoming Sound Specific
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Hurricane Victim a Hurricane Victim?
If you're smarter than we are, and bajillions of people are, you might be able to figure out what we're about to tell you. But we can't. It comes from WABC-TV in New York. A woman named Joanne Keating was a victim of Hurricane Sandy, which eliminated her home less than a week before she… Continue reading Hurricane Victim a Hurricane Victim?
Getaway on the Grammys a Coup
Next month, Norwegian unveils the Breakaway and all its Broadway fervor as New York's ship. Next year, Norwegian unveils the Getaway and its…Grammy Experience. The Getaway will be Miami's ship and the Grammy Awards are almost always in Southern California — 14 of the last 15 ceremonies have been in Los Angeles — but they're… Continue reading Getaway on the Grammys a Coup
In New York, bet on Broadway
NEW YORK — When you come to New York, fast becoming a popular port for cruise ships to hang their shingles or drop their anchors, you go to Broadway and see a show. It's just one of those things you do, so it was one of those things we did. We went to the corner… Continue reading In New York, bet on Broadway
Princess Special Cruise Line to Brits
Friends of ours were on a Princess cruise ship last year. Before we knew that, we asked which line they'd been on and which ship. They said: "Coral Princess…P and O." It happened that we'd just been on the Coral Princess so we knew, first-hand, that she belonged to Princess Cruises. We politely made the… Continue reading Princess Special Cruise Line to Brits