THE RIGHT PRICE…………………….$299 November 14, 2010: 7 days, Eastern Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale round-trip Per night: Inside $43, Oceanview $61, Balcony $86, Suite $171 Ports: Virgin Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Bahamas Ship: MSC Poesia Contact: Travelocity * * * Slowly, ports and cruise lines are getting into the Century of Ecology, No. 21. More ports and more… Continue reading Cruising Notes On The Boats
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A Panama Canal Voyage's Missing Link
On our trip through the Panama Canal in April (see old blogs), our singular regret was that we weren’t able to disembark in the country that hosts the Canal. Our daughter and son-in-law had spent some time in Panama and, while we sometimes have — what shall we say? — different tastes when it comes… Continue reading A Panama Canal Voyage's Missing Link
No Wine-ing about Cruise Policies
One of the touchy issues about cruising, it seems, is alcohol. For us, alcohol means wine, our “liquid accompaniment” of choice. Can you take it on board? What if you buy a bottle in a port? Is there a corkage fee? Do you put it in your luggage and hope nobody finds it? Are you… Continue reading No Wine-ing about Cruise Policies
A Celebrity conceived on Celebrity
I live with a Parrothead. I should say I’m married to a Parrothead…and before everybody gets all over me for spousal insolence, Nancy happily confesses to being a Parrothead, because that’s just what Jimmy Buffett fans do. Today, from an article I read in the Charleston Daily Mail comes a funny tale about a Jimmy… Continue reading A Celebrity conceived on Celebrity
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THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$1,999 May 2, 2011: Fort Lauderdale to Rome, 14 nights, Celebrity Equinox Bonus: 2-night post-cruise stay in Rome plus air fare back to Fort Lauderdale Contact: Online Vacation Center * * * For people who are not dying to roam around China to see its sights, and I live with one such person,… Continue reading Notes on the Boats