Despite all that we had read about Qsine, Celebrity’s newest dining experience, we weren’t prepared. We’d read about Disco Shrimp served in a dish with disco lights, strawberries served on actual grass — Strawberry Fields Forever — and dessert menus on Rubik’s cubes. Orders were created on iPads. Frankly, it all sounded rather gimmicky. Nothing… Continue reading Qsine — Eating Like a Celebrity
Month: April 2011
Miami: Shopping, shuttling and sailing
Day One on the Atlantic Ocean… So far, so good. Just like our friends Howard and Connie told us, “like sailing on glass.” They crossed the Atlantic on the flagship of Celebrity’s Solstice Class, and we’re on the Eclipse, and either Celebrity’s found the formula or this is a typical Transatlantic trip. However, it is… Continue reading Miami: Shopping, shuttling and sailing
Atlantic Adventure Underway Tomorrow
As we embark on our inaugural Transatlantic cruise tomorrow, on the Celebrity Eclipse, we have some questions about being in the (for us) unknown waters of the Atlantic Ocean… Like, do we need warm-weather clothes or cold-weather clothes at this time of year in the middle of the ocean? Will there be icebergs? Will we… Continue reading Atlantic Adventure Underway Tomorrow
Swimsuit Issue for Cruising Women
I should point out that, in our household, there are two interpretations of the “swimsuit issue.” To one of us, the Swimsuit Issue is the copy of Sports Illustrated with the most sales, year after year after blah, blah, blah… To the other (that would be me), the “swimsuit issue” is buying one — a… Continue reading Swimsuit Issue for Cruising Women
Cruise Ship Pilots — or Just Waldo
This is kind of a puzzle, which is why there are so many photos on today’s blog. In-house, we call it just a different version of Where’s Waldo? Surely, everybody has done — or tried to do — the jigsaw puzzle with nine million Waldos who all look the same. Whether you agree with our… Continue reading Cruise Ship Pilots — or Just Waldo