Sometimes, you know, it only matters that somebody needs help. It doesn't matter that they are Cubans, desperately trying to escape and to enter the U.S. illegally. They are, first and foremost, human beings. This is what happened last week. The Carnival Paradise was in the Caribbean Sea. So was a boatload of Cubans…24 of… Continue reading The Message In A Cruise Ship Rescue
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Speeding Up The Embarkation Process
A dear friend of ours used to say that when America wants to try something new, whether it's a new procedure or a new law, it often happens first in California. If it's successful, that's good enough…and it goes viral, or at least to other places. Our late friend lived in California, he knew what… Continue reading Speeding Up The Embarkation Process
In Case You're Looking For An Escape…
The pictures below are called a sneak preview. They're also called a way for cruise lines — namely, Norwegian — to get a little attention about new ships that nobody has yet seen. Except for an artistic rendering of the ship's exterior, Norwegian's Escape is being developed in secret. The following pictures — also renderings,… Continue reading In Case You're Looking For An Escape…
About The Laying Of A New Cruise Ship's Keel…
Having never seen the laying of a keel on a cruise ship, we were intrigued by the opportunity to watch the procedure online. It was courtesy of Viking, the river cruise line that's soon to be an ocean cruise line, once its Viking Star is in the water next year. If you're interested, click here:… Continue reading About The Laying Of A New Cruise Ship's Keel…
Norovirus: Nuggets From A Message Board
Maybe it's just generational but we're not really big fans of message boards, where readers pose as writers and sound off about whatever is on their minds, often unloading some deep-seated anger or satisfying an urge to be heard. Sometimes, however, they are valuable information sources. One such example is cruise passengers reporting to Cruise… Continue reading Norovirus: Nuggets From A Message Board