When Norwegian's Pride of America goes in for refurbishing that will interrupt its cruising around the Hawaiian Islands next spring, four new inside staterooms will be designed for single travelers. Is this a glass half-empty or a glass half-full? Our esteemed colleague, Phil Reimer of Ports and Bows, is a big fan of solo cabins… Continue reading Crunching Solo Cabin Numbers
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Norwegian, New York Now and Forever
Here, in a New York minute, is how much cruising has changed: In 2003, Cunard's Queen Mary 2 sailed out of the shipyard as the longest, widest, tallest passenger ship ever built. It weighed 148,528 gross tons, was almost four football fields long (377 yards) and 45 yards wide. She carried — and still… Continue reading Norwegian, New York Now and Forever
Norwegian Epic: Calling All Pirates
News bulletin (well, news item): Norwegian announces new line-up for Legends in Concert on the Epic… This is a recycled headline, because Norwegian changes its "Legends" cast every few months, and this announcement is about the cast that boards the Epic in November. But this time, it is a little different. The performers who are… Continue reading Norwegian Epic: Calling All Pirates
Cruising and Food Can Be a Challenge
The first four-letter word that comes with going on a cruise is food. There is always so much of it, day and night, that the suspicion is everybody who goes on a cruise comes back a different size, and the tailoring of clothes requires extra material. There is another side to the story of food… Continue reading Cruising and Food Can Be a Challenge
Curse and Blessing of Cruising Internet
Internet on ships: Will it ever be free? Given that "ever" is infinite, it might. Not likely in the lifetime of people on cruise ships today. It is both a curse and a blessing for cruise lines…a curse because they are forever fielding complaints about slow connections, a blessing because it generates enormous revenue —… Continue reading Curse and Blessing of Cruising Internet