On the website and in advertising material, they are called the “Fun Ships.” Among people who like to cruise, they are called the “Party Ships.” Either way, they’re Carnival’s ships, and you might not expect perfection in the cleanliness department (we’ve all cleaned house after a late party). Not that Carnival — the world’s largest… Continue reading 'Glory' Good Name for This Ship
Month: July 2011
Cruising 'Deal-of-the-Day'
Ship: Norwegian Sky Length: 4 nights Departure: October 3 Price: $179 Ports: Grand Bahama Island, Great Stirrup Cay, Nassau Source: Norwegian Comment: At $45 a night (inside), you can’t beat the price. Took a cruise almost identical, on this ship, last year and enjoyed it. If you’re a newbie, an ideal introduction to cruising.
Meeting of Love Boat Captains
Several months ago on this blog, we introduced you to a Love Boat built with Lego® and the man who had no life…er, the man who built it. His name is Ryan McNaught and when he put a quarter of a million little Lego pieces together he produced a remarkable model of TV’s most famous… Continue reading Meeting of Love Boat Captains
An Xpedition with a Capital 'X'
On our most recent cruise to South America, somewhere around the equator we were told about cruising the Galapagos Islands. At the risk of showing our ignorance, we first had to learn how to say it, and then how to spell it (we were okay with the “islands” part), and even now there seems to… Continue reading An Xpedition with a Capital 'X'
NCL Pizza Anytime — that's ANYtime
It was with some surprise that we discovered Norwegian is taking pizza to a new level, or hour. When we sailed on the Epic in November, we noticed that pizza was available 24/7 (from room service after midnight), and in another era we couldn’t have counted the times we’d relished the thought of having pizza… Continue reading NCL Pizza Anytime — that's ANYtime