Finding Photos with Face Recognition

One of the staples that comes with cruising is having your picture taken, and having your picture taken, and having your…a photographic Ground Hog Day. Then you go to the photo gallery to see if any of them make you look better than you think you look and, if any do, there's an addition to… Continue reading Finding Photos with Face Recognition

Batter Up for the Celebrity Sox

I love cruising. I love baseball. When Celebrity announced yesterday that it's now the "official cruise line of the Boston Red Sox", for me there was only one thing I didn't like about it. Wrong Sox. When I was a still a second-grader, my parents took me to Chicago (Palatine, Ill. actually) and introduced me… Continue reading Batter Up for the Celebrity Sox

Cruise Joke — Time for a Laugh

Today, a little levity. Everybody gets jokes by email, and this is one directed at us because we write about cruising. It's six excerpts from the daily diary of a cruiser… DAY 1: All packed for the cruise ship — all my nicest dresses, swimsuits, short sets. Really, really exciting. Our local Red Hat chapter… Continue reading Cruise Joke — Time for a Laugh

The Waterpath from New York Harbor

  One of the places we have yet to visit in New York is the Statue of Liberty. It sits, as the ultimate symbol of freedom, on an island called Ellis, from which she watches over the harbor between New York and New Jersey. She has seen the Manhattan seared and changed, and has welcomed… Continue reading The Waterpath from New York Harbor

Getaway on the Grammys a Coup

Next month, Norwegian unveils the Breakaway and all its Broadway fervor as New York's ship. Next year, Norwegian unveils the Getaway and its…Grammy Experience. The Getaway will be Miami's ship and the Grammy Awards are almost always in Southern California — 14 of the last 15 ceremonies have been in Los Angeles — but they're… Continue reading Getaway on the Grammys a Coup