Somewhere between the end of the unbelievable third round of the British Open and watching our favorite baseball team lose yet another game yesterday, we got wind of a cruise news bulletin that is going to mean more to Brad Pitt, or Will and Kate, or Lebron James than it’s going to mean to the everyday… Continue reading Crui$e New$ That’s Cry$tal Clear
Category: Reviews
Chef’s Table A Princess Delight
ON THE STAR PRINCESS — Of all the “specialty restaurant experiences” you can have on a cruise ship, the creme-de-la-creme is the Chef’s Table. That’s where you pay a fee to be part of a small group of passengers whose dining begins where the menu begins, in the galley. It almost defies description, but we’ll… Continue reading Chef’s Table A Princess Delight
Carnival’s Secret Out About fathom
Sitting with a group of cruise media intelligentsia (whenever there’s a group, we like to think it’s “intelligentsia”…or at least “collective intelligence”) last month on an Alaska cruise, we listened attentively to thoughts of fathom. Remembering that the word “fathom” was once used to measure depth of sea water, we quickly jumped into the 21st… Continue reading Carnival’s Secret Out About fathom
Game Changer For Cruise Pricing?
Celebrity Cruises, which always puts its fleet in the water, is now sticking in its toe. All-inclusive cruising? That’s what Celebrity is calling its latest pricing strategy. Actually, it’s calling the promotion Go!Big, Go!Better, Go!Best and, while it’s a mouthful, it is more effective than its predecessor…123Go! What Celebrity’s doing is disposing of cruise-only pricing… Continue reading Game Changer For Cruise Pricing?
Friday File: The Food Of Alaska
When you cruise to Alaska to enjoy the local cuisine, you can expect to have seafood…and seafood…and seafood. It’s what Alaskans have long consumed for survival, with a little caribou or reindeer added for variety, and it’s what passengers on the Star Princess had the most opportunities to enjoy. Did we mention that you should… Continue reading Friday File: The Food Of Alaska