You know the rule of thumb about cruise ships, right. Ten days, ten pounds. Right there behind the belt buckle…or where the belt buckle used to be until you had to move it a notch. But when you’re being offered food 24-7, and you don’t have to make it, who can resist? On Princess ships,… Continue reading Princess Antidote for Weight Gain
Month: July 2011
Celebrity Cuisine's Changing Tastes
Passengers who cruise on Celebrity ships will tell you, whether you ask or not, that they enjoy the finest food on the seas. There is no validation, of course, because food likes and dislikes are among the most subjective things in life. What is clear is that Celebrity can never be accused of not taking… Continue reading Celebrity Cuisine's Changing Tastes
Van Stadens…Celebrities of Celebrity
Four years ago, Celebrity hired Jacques Van Staden as its Vice-President of Food & Beverage Operations. He was just 36, a rising star in the culinary world (nominated as such by the prestigious James Beard Foundation), and eager to make his mark on what the general population considers fine dining. On the Celebrity Eclipse, a… Continue reading Van Stadens…Celebrities of Celebrity
Cruise Calculations in Your Space?
If you’ve read the Berlitz Handbook to Cruising, which has been around since before Maria Sharapova arrived and Roy Orbison left, you may already know what PSR means. Whether you know or not, maybe a refresher course is in order, as it was for us. The object is to tell you which ships are the… Continue reading Cruise Calculations in Your Space?
Galveston Preps for Double Magic
You know what they say about Texas? Whatever isn’t big is bigger. So if one king-sized ship called the Magic is big, imagine what two would be like. And so it is that the Disney Magic (big) and the Carnival Magic (bigger) will make their homes in Galveston. Is Galveston ready? Steps are being taken… Continue reading Galveston Preps for Double Magic