This one's for carnies. Not the people who coax you into trying to toss a ring around the neck of a Coke bottle or deflate a balloon with a dart to win a four-inch stuffed pig for the little one in your family…but the people who make Carnival their cruise line of choice. The dictionary… Continue reading A Taste of Carnival's Food Concept Branding
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Norwegian a World Travel winner
It's true that we've always had a soft spot for Norwegian, the cruise line that brought us back on board many years ago, following an unhappy cruise which chased us away. Having said that, if you twisted our arms and asked us to pick the "leading cruise line" we can't tell you it would be… Continue reading Norwegian a World Travel winner
The storm clouds that turned into a sunny season
Every year, the experts (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more commonly known as NOAA) make projections for the "hurricane season" — how many are anticipated, how many will graduate (?) from being just tropical storms, and how many of those will have names (that's bad). And every year, as your guardians of all things… Continue reading The storm clouds that turned into a sunny season
Insignia and Oceania — the second time around
Over the years, we've known a couple of couples who have been married twice. To each other. That's the same bride and the same groom…twice. One second wedding lasted, and one didn't. In cruise vernacular, that analogy could compare to the Oceania Insignia. At birth, she was called R One, an unimaginative name for one… Continue reading Insignia and Oceania — the second time around
Cunard heralding return of Sweet James Taylor
More than four years ago, James Taylor and his entourage crossed the Atlantic Ocean on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 and everybody knows how much the passengers liked him because, seriously, who wouldn't? Now we know that Taylor liked them. He's going back for a reprise, as they say, next August. His appearance — it includes two… Continue reading Cunard heralding return of Sweet James Taylor