In my files, on my computer, I keep an Excel chart to track my mileage. Well, not my mileage, but my car’s. It tells me if my car is being good or bad, or if I should get rid of it. The car, not the Excel chart. I’ve been doing this for years, and about… Continue reading Cruise Ship Mileage Scrutinized
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Some highlights from Cruise Year 2010
It was the year that… • Oasis of the Seas was replaced as the “biggest ship in the world” by Allure of the Seas, which won the competition by one-fifth of an inch, or five millimeters — the fact is the two Royal Caribbean siblings are identical in size when it comes to the number… Continue reading Some highlights from Cruise Year 2010
Time, Tips Important in Cozumel
COZUMEL, Mexico — This might be the hottest cruising port in the Caribbean, and it has nothing to do with the temperature. Everybody comes to Cozumel. This week alone, 20 cruise ships stopped at this island off the Yucatan Peninsula. By Christmas, that number will be up to 29. When Carnival’s Ecstasy (above) arrived, with… Continue reading Time, Tips Important in Cozumel
Quite a Hoot for Oasis of the Seas
News item: An owl is discovered on board the Oasis of the Seas, parked near the artificial grass of the golf course on an upper deck. The burrowing owl was captured by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, removed from the ship and released into the wild. We’ve had a burrowing owl in our… Continue reading Quite a Hoot for Oasis of the Seas
Turnaround Day's Variety of Impacts
In our home, turnaround day is the day that one set of house guests departs just hours before another set of house guests arrive. Strip the beds, clean the house, prepare the menus. Etcetra. Our compensation — not that we would expect to be compensated! — is the pleasure of our guests’ company. In the… Continue reading Turnaround Day's Variety of Impacts