While you may already be weary of reading and hearing about the U.S. government shutdown, don't turn a blind eye or deaf ear to it if you're on a cruise ships in the next few weeks. It could — repeat, could — have an impact on your shore excursion should it happen to include a… Continue reading Impact of government shutdown possible glitch for cruise passengers this month
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This Is Your Captain Speaking…Writing: The Real-Life Story of Gavin MacLeod
Mark October 23 on your calendar. Mark the Today Show beside it, for whatever time NBC's morning cast appears in your locale. Mark it because, if you like cruising and one of the people who helped make it as big as it is, that's the day for This Is Your Captain Speaking. His name is… Continue reading This Is Your Captain Speaking…Writing: The Real-Life Story of Gavin MacLeod
With the Saga of Venice Continuing, Stakes are the Future of Cruise Ships
Giovanni Dall'Orto photo Much is written and spoken about the controversy of cruise ships in Venice. In case you're wondering why it's such a big deal, there are three ports at the heart of European cruising and one of them is Venice…the others would be Southampton and Barcelona. Many Mediterranean cruises touch two of the… Continue reading With the Saga of Venice Continuing, Stakes are the Future of Cruise Ships
Chance to Watch Travel Detective at Work Starts Monday on Public Television
On Monday, there's a new series starting on public television that will be of interest to anybody who travels…and anybody who does may have already heard of the Travel Detective because Peter Greenberg has been doing this for a while. But this is intriguing because he's never empowered his audience with a weekly TV show… Continue reading Chance to Watch Travel Detective at Work Starts Monday on Public Television
Beware roaming ship network charges when taking cellphones on a cruise
One of the services we try to provide you with if you're going on a cruise — in addition to good deals, interesting personality pieces, a personal look at the news and so on — is what you might call "tips for cruising." Today is one of them, and one that never occurred to us… Continue reading Beware roaming ship network charges when taking cellphones on a cruise