The new parents in our family (no, guess again) met when both worked for Starbucks, so forgive the new grandparents if we have a soft spot for the coffee giant. It should be mentioned, however, that our affair with Starbucks long pre-dated the day our daughter met her husband to be. Last year, we visited… Continue reading Starbucks at Sea…One More Time
Tag: Finding Bargains
Seasickness and its remedy
We had coffee on Saturday with a friend, for the first time in too long, and inevitably the subject of cruising came up, as it always seems to with us. You’d almost think we had heads shaped like funnels and bodies that were ship-shape…and neither is the case. In comparing cruise notes, he told us… Continue reading Seasickness and its remedy
Carnival's Spirit of Australia
Photo by Jean-Philippe Boulet When you take something and give it an authentic Australian flavor, are you “Aussifying” it…or “Australizing” it…or just putting it on the barbie? Whatever it is, that’s what Carnival is doing to the good ship Spirit, in preparation for its winter Down Under in 2012. So what exactly is Aussifying? In… Continue reading Carnival's Spirit of Australia
Princess Change for the Better?
There is news this week of a restaurant change that was prompted by the passenger feedback, and it’s going to be interesting to see what the passenger feedback is now. The restaurant is Sabatini’s, now on 13 of the 16 Princess ships, including the Coral Princess. We mention that because we were on the Coral… Continue reading Princess Change for the Better?
Things That Come with Being Big
The following is to give you some perspective, and maybe even an occasional chuckle, about the size of Oasis (also Allure) of the Seas, the biggest cruise ships on the planet… If you cleared the top deck, you could play three pro football games at once, and even have room for a couple of rows… Continue reading Things That Come with Being Big