Disastrous Fallout From Cruise Ship Death

And then there's the story about the cruise line that appears to know nothing about public relations, not to mention human decency… In a story that is all over TV and newspapers in Great Britain, a rogue wave smashed into a British "cruise ship" during a storm in the English Channel last week, breaking windows… Continue reading Disastrous Fallout From Cruise Ship Death

In Case You're Looking For An Escape…

The pictures below are called a sneak preview. They're also called a way for cruise lines — namely, Norwegian — to get a little attention about new ships that nobody has yet seen. Except for an artistic rendering of the ship's exterior, Norwegian's Escape is being developed in secret. The following pictures — also renderings,… Continue reading In Case You're Looking For An Escape…

The Century That Lasted Two Decades

What do Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Celebrity Century have in common? They all say good-bye with a one-year victory lap. The classiest of New York Yankees are Rivera and Jeter, and some would say the same about the Century.  Rivera walked away from an illustrious career after making the rounds to almost all of… Continue reading The Century That Lasted Two Decades

Up In The Air Over Free WiFi!!!

You travel. You cruise. You hear the word "Norwegian" and you don't think about a tall Scandinavian or an Olympic athlete from Norway, competing in Sochi this week. You think about the cruise line. We did. Yesterday, another "Norwegian" popped up on our computer and it wasn't an Olympic athlete or a cruise ship. It… Continue reading Up In The Air Over Free WiFi!!!

A Grand Ship Navigates An Upgrade

A dozen years ago she was the world's biggest cruise ship and yesterday the Navigator of the Seas emerged officially from dry dock, where the experts spent a month trying to make her look like the biggest ships of today. They gave the Navigator a touch of Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the… Continue reading A Grand Ship Navigates An Upgrade