Somewhere between the shore and the ship, it happens. I lose my sense of direction. Here we are, six days into cruising across the Atlantic Ocean on the Celebrity Eclipse, and I still need a compass to find my way around the ship. Or a wife. Fortunately, mine is patient. Wife, that is. Every time… Continue reading Lost at Sea on Celebrity's Eclipse
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Celebrity Guests 'eye' Eclipse Lounge
Long before we boarded the Celebrity Eclipse, the first cruise ship with its own iLounge, we were Mac people. How “long before” is two decades, when a brilliant young graphic designer and computer geek named Michael Guy talked us into buying a Mac or two for our desktop publishing business. That’s how our “logical obsession”… Continue reading Celebrity Guests 'eye' Eclipse Lounge
Qsine — Eating Like a Celebrity
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
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