As the number of cruise ships in the world grows, naming them becomes an issue. Every cruise line wants to come up with something unique, catchy and consistent with the brand it is trying to establish. Is any cruise line doing a better job of that than Norwegian, which yesterday announced its next two ships… Continue reading New Norwegian ships 'Escape' and 'Bliss' results of 100,000 votes in five countries
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Panama Canal's 100th season underway in advance of delayed centennial party
If you've never seen it, the first thing you should know about the Panama Canal is that it's not a canal. Not in the sense of a perfectly sculpted channel that cuts the Isthmus of Panama in two neat halves, through which large ships pass. It's more of a series of waterways — canals, yes,… Continue reading Panama Canal's 100th season underway in advance of delayed centennial party
The Dreaded Inside Cabin on Ships: Deserving of Negative Reputation or Not?
The inside cabin. It's not as appealing as having inside information on something. Nor as valuable as drawing an inside straight in poker. Nor even as comforting as being inside when Mother Nature is hammering outside with driving rain or, worse yet, snow. Maybe the inside cabin deserves better. A friend recently asked us how… Continue reading The Dreaded Inside Cabin on Ships: Deserving of Negative Reputation or Not?
Norwegian Mirrors its Ships of a City with Getaway, Miami and Latino Influence
When Norwegian's Getaway makes its grand entrance — Norwegian ships always do — come January in Miami, it will mirror its sister Breakaway in many ways…starting with philosophy. Breakaway is New York's ship and Getaway is Miami's ship and because they're from the same generation of the family, the features will be legendary. So… Continue reading Norwegian Mirrors its Ships of a City with Getaway, Miami and Latino Influence
Travel Agents Find Carnival Customer Reading Preferences a Little Offline
Just when you think everything is going digital, it's not. Just when you think people who cruise can find everything they need to know online, they can't. Just when you think the travel agents who sell cruises are happy simply to send their customers to "www…" they aren't. Agents have told Carnival they want a… Continue reading Travel Agents Find Carnival Customer Reading Preferences a Little Offline