You likely heard about the demonstrations that resulted in arrests of hundreds of protesters at a G20 Summit a couple of weeks ago. Well, one reader of a small Canadian newspaper came up with a letter-to-the-editor solution. It involves cruise ships. Here’s then rationale of Brian Miller, from Port Hope, Ontario, as expressed to the… Continue reading Cruise Ships to the Rescue?
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Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$469 September 18: New Orleans return, 7 nights, Carnival Triumph Bonus: free upgrade within cabin type, some discounts for 55+ and past guests Contact: VacationsToGo * * * Here’s one of those right-place-right-time stories… A passenger on Royal Caribbean‘s Oasis of the Seas went into cardiac arrest earlier this year, was resuscitated, taken… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
Some Good News for NOLA
Question: What’s better than being able to book a cruise out of New Orleans? Answer: Being able to book two! That’s the feeling of Carnival Cruise Lines, and if you want to think this is a cold, hard business decision, go for it. As veterans of one cruise out of NOLA, we prefer to think the… Continue reading Some Good News for NOLA
Cruise Ships and Silent Deeds
Our daughter (Lisa) and son-in-law (Aron) were bitten, or smitten, by the travel bug early in their relationship and as a result they have been to places we’d likely not consider visiting without their experiences. One of the many things they’ve told us is how appreciative people are in countries where poverty is the norm,… Continue reading Cruise Ships and Silent Deeds
Cruise Assignment: Find That Ship
In the business we’re in, sometimes you can find cruise ships in the unlikeliest places, so we thought this week it would be a good idea to follow up on a rumor and go looking for one in an unlikely place. Pebble Beach. It’s probably going to be in the news a little this week,… Continue reading Cruise Assignment: Find That Ship