It could be, if you’re looking to cruise on a Holland America ship…if you can make that decision in the next 48 hours…or maybe if you can pack in a hurry. In what the cruise line is simply calling its 3-DAY SALE, here’s a few examples of the bargains: ALASKA — Free upgrades from inside… Continue reading Is The Price Right?
Tag: Cruise ships
Baby's Birthplace a Carnival
Okay, so maybe we’re old-fashioned, but the idea that a woman would give birth on a cruise ship means…oops, somebody goofed. Like airlines, cruise lines have rules about how many weeks a mother-to-be can be, or can’t be, before she’s allowed on the ship. Just before the Memorial Day weekend, on the Carnival Paradise, one… Continue reading Baby's Birthplace a Carnival
Mercury's Moving to New Waters
When members of a cruise line start talking openly about the likelihood that a ship will be sold, you know it’s a done deal. In April, during an itineraries presentation on the Celebrity Millennium, Cruise Sales Manager Wes Savery made it clear he thought the good ship Mercury’s days were numbered. It is now official.… Continue reading Mercury's Moving to New Waters
Hurricanes and Caribbean Cruisers
We had an email a couple of weeks ago from a friend planning a family cruise in the fall, off the eastern seaboard. He’d heard that seas could be rough at that time of year and was hoping we could supply some intelligence. We could, as long as it meant relaying somebody else’s intelligence. So… Continue reading Hurricanes and Caribbean Cruisers
Living the Disney Dream
Anybody who knows our family will assume that the author of this blog is our second-eldest son, Lerrin. For most of his life, Lerrin has been a Disney aficionado, to the point where he spent a year working at the Epcot Center in Orlando. He came home with a wife-to-be, Kim, and an archive of… Continue reading Living the Disney Dream