Cruising The World…and It's Free?

Wanna buy an apartment on water? Not on the swamp in Florida. Not on the edge of a lake with fishing just steps away. Not on the ocean shore with a spectacular vista. ON the water. Floating. Sailing. Seeing the world… on the World. Last week the World was in Dublin. Tomorrow, it's heading for… Continue reading Cruising The World…and It's Free?

Notes on the Boats

THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$539 November 27, 2010: Barcelona, Spain to Sao Paulo, Brazil, 15 nights Ship: Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas Contact: VacationsToGo (FastDeal #10090) * * * What’s the hottest ticket in cruising right now? The Epic? American Idol? The first coming of the Allure of the Seas? None of the above. How about… Continue reading Notes on the Boats

Call It Holland American Idol

We should perhaps begin by saying we may be the only two people in America who have never seen American Idol. Not once. It’s just not our way to spend 60 minutes of our life that we can never get back. That’s not to say we don’t appreciate the skill level of American Idol contestants.… Continue reading Call It Holland American Idol

Where There's a Port, Carnival Goes

It was often said that sailors had “a girl in every port.” When Carnival was shuffling ships in the south this year, it was our friend and cruise colleague Phil Reimer who observed that the world’s biggest cruise line “…is going to have a ship in every port” around North America. Or something like that.… Continue reading Where There's a Port, Carnival Goes