A few days ago, a friend called to inquire about going on an Alaska cruise. He and his wife had been on cruises but always on smaller ships. Now they were planning a cruise with friends, with Alaska as their chosen destination.
As we all learn in life, recommendations can be dangerous. Okay, tricky. What one person likes, another hates. On Friday, we encountered people just back from a Caribbean cruise. They didn’t like the Mexican ports, Costa Maya in particular. Fair enough. While we can understand why, on two visits we recognized Costa Maya for what it is, and made the best of our time there.
Timing is everything.
While playing telephone and/or email tag with our friend, along came a press release from Princess Cruises. As it happens, last fall we spent two weeks in Alaska on a Princess Cruisetour and, despite so-so weather and some imaginary wildlife, we had a terrific time.
The press release was to announce a big Alaska sale — starting today — for Princess customers, and it appears to be a good one. We passed along the details to our friend and pointed him to the website.
Are we off the hook?
DAILY DEAL:
Carnival Fascination
5 nights
April 28, 2012
Jacksonville (return): Half Moon Cay, Nassau
Inside $399
www.carnival.com