9/11: For Cruise Passengers in N.Y., a Special Chance to see a Special Place

Today, people around the world will pause to remember what life was like before those planes hit the World Trade Center and changed life as we knew it, forever. Today, people in New York will not only remember but many will visit the site that became known as Ground Zero. Today, passengers on cruise ships… Continue reading 9/11: For Cruise Passengers in N.Y., a Special Chance to see a Special Place

Interactive Touch Screens Latest 'Freestyle' Innovation for Norwegian

Ever the innovator, Norwegian is staying state-of-the-art in cruising, this time with interactive signs to make the cruising experience even more modern and potentially more satisfying. It's called staying with the times. We have a 16-month-old granddaughter who knows, even before her second birthday, that the way to make things happen on Grandma's iPhone is… Continue reading Interactive Touch Screens Latest 'Freestyle' Innovation for Norwegian

Even Cleaning Standard Cruise Ship Fuel Comes with a Price Tag

The good news on the weekend is that Carnival is going to try and make a cruise ship's fuel cleaner, in order to meet environmental standards going into effect in two years, rather than simply burn cleaner fuel. Cleaner fuel costs more. That means the cost would trickle down to North American consumers…the Environmental Protection… Continue reading Even Cleaning Standard Cruise Ship Fuel Comes with a Price Tag

The Commonwealth and Cunard

In another era, cruise commentators would say Cunard was sending its entire fleet of ships to Australia because it was part of the British Commonwealth and it was Cunard's "duty" to visit Commonwealth countries every now and then. Well, Cunard IS sending its entire fleet to Australia this "summer" and it has nothing to do… Continue reading The Commonwealth and Cunard

One for The Ridiculist

We don't know how many of you watch Anderson Cooper on CNN, but we often do so we're familiar with the punctuation mark for each of his shows. It's called The Ridiculist. Given that it's self-explanatory, we have a submission… An Italian husband and wife booked a cruise from Rome to Barcelona, on a cruise… Continue reading One for The Ridiculist