Once again this week, we became advocates for taking a Panama Canal cruise, as we have been since our inaugural cruise across the Isthmus of Panama in 2010. This time, it was reassuring friends who leave on a Panama Canal cruise today that they would never regret it. On our trip, construction was underway for… Continue reading Panama Canal A Place To Grow!
Tag: Norwegian
Cruising to Cuba: It’s Personal
The day we met Frank Del Rio, he was the founder of Oceania Cruises. Three years later, he is the head of the Norwegian cruise conglomerate. And any day or week or month now, he is poised to take a cruise ship to Cuba. It’s inevitable that mainstream cruise ships will be taking passengers to… Continue reading Cruising to Cuba: It’s Personal
Friday File: Beaches of Beauty
If you think a beach is a beach is a beach, which people who don’t lie in the sun might feel inclined to do, then you haven’t met our son-in-law. He will structure his family’s vacations around the quality of the beaches. Prompted by his discriminating eye, we’re re-visiting some that we’ve at least seen… Continue reading Friday File: Beaches of Beauty
What Price For Ship’s Room Service?
News item: Norwegian to charge up to $7.95 (per order, not per person) for room service, while providing an enhanced menu on two ships. Hmm. Is this a glass half-empty or half-full? Will passengers feel it’s another example of being nickeled-and-dimed, or will they happily pay for the convenience of having freshly cooked eggs for breakfast?… Continue reading What Price For Ship’s Room Service?
Friday File: Picture These Cruise Ships
For anybody who likes cruising, and we assume you do, ships make great photo ops. Why else do we see passengers standing on the shore taking photos of the ships they’re traveling on, over and over. In fact, we do it ourselves. What follows this week are some of our favorite ship shots, mostly because… Continue reading Friday File: Picture These Cruise Ships