Earlier this month, a cruise passenger died when his kayak overturned on a shore excursion on Mendenhall Lake in Alaska. He was a passenger on Rhapsody of the Seas, but it was not a Royal Caribbean shore excursion. It was a private excursion…in fact, the Texas man and his friends rented the kayaks on their… Continue reading Two Shore Excursions, Two Accidents
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Royal Princess to be a Hit with Batters
The last time I was in a batting cage, it was at Cooperstown. Yes, THAT Cooperstown. It only lasted a few minutes, about as long as my Little League career. It really wasn't that glamorous. Nobody asked for autographs. In fact, my recollection is that I was out-hit by a friend who'd joined us… Continue reading Royal Princess to be a Hit with Batters
Celebrity Chefs on Land and Sea
What's cookin' in cruisin'…are celebrity chefs. On the same day, two major cruise lines were promoting associations with celebrity cooks. Actually, only one was a celebrity cook, the other a celebrity chef. Sounds like splitting pasta hairs to me. In both cases, your taste buds will have to wait. Royal Caribbean is engaging the… Continue reading Celebrity Chefs on Land and Sea
Informing Cruisers with Disabilities
On every cruise we take, we continued to be amazed at the determination of people with disabilities to keep on sailing. Of course, this is in part because cruise lines have gone out of their way — either by desire or by the force of a Supreme Court ruling seven years ago — to make… Continue reading Informing Cruisers with Disabilities
Cruise Voluntourism Crystal Clear
Cruise ships attract poverty. Because passengers are considered affluent, rightly or wrongly, poor people in ports flock to wherever cruise people go, sometimes to sell wares, often to beg. For passengers, this can be a help-or-not-help dilemma, just as it is on the streets of major cities in North America. Many cruise lines have… Continue reading Cruise Voluntourism Crystal Clear