In my files, on my computer, I keep an Excel chart to track my mileage. Well, not my mileage, but my car’s. It tells me if my car is being good or bad, or if I should get rid of it. The car, not the Excel chart. I’ve been doing this for years, and about… Continue reading Cruise Ship Mileage Scrutinized
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Some highlights from Cruise Year 2010
It was the year that… • Oasis of the Seas was replaced as the “biggest ship in the world” by Allure of the Seas, which won the competition by one-fifth of an inch, or five millimeters — the fact is the two Royal Caribbean siblings are identical in size when it comes to the number… Continue reading Some highlights from Cruise Year 2010
Energy Costs Impact Cruise Prices
It’s painful to pull up to the pump these days, even when you’re driving a cruise ship. The difference between people like us and the cruise lines is that we have no one to pay the fuel increase for us, and cruise companies do. They call it a “fuel surcharge” and if you look at… Continue reading Energy Costs Impact Cruise Prices
Suggestion when Shopping for Cruises
Here’s another one of those buyer-beware warnings… Who wants to be the middle-aged woman accidentally going on a cruise for cougars (they exist)? Or the pick-your-strict-whatever individual who gets on a cruise ship and finds at least a portion of it is dedicated to nudists (it also happens)? They are called “theme cruises” and they… Continue reading Suggestion when Shopping for Cruises
The Long and Short of Short Cruises
Having just completed a 4-day cruise on the Norwegian Sky, we thought it would be worth providing some insight on such “short” cruises. Everybody has different reasons for squeezing a cruising experience into three or four days: 1. It’s an introduction for anyone professing to dislike cruising without ever having been on a cruise. 2.… Continue reading The Long and Short of Short Cruises