There will be four new cruise ships launched this year, fewer than usual. Only two are outside the group of the 11 cruise lines owned by Carnival Corporation. This week, we're giving you a snapshot of all four new ships, and the Norwegian Breakaway is the first… Launch date: April 30 Capacity: 4,028 Staterooms:… Continue reading New Ship: Norwegian Breakaway
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Reflections on Cruising in 2012
Ten stories in 2012 that caught our attention, in no particular order of significance… 1. The 100th anniversary of the best-known (because it sank) cruise ship of all time, the Titanic. At the precise hour the Titanic went down, on April 15 a century earlier, there were at least two cruise ships (Azamara Journey and… Continue reading Reflections on Cruising in 2012
Carnival to Mexico…er, Ensenada
Cruise ships were leaving Mexico with reckless abandon over the past couple of years, thanks mainly to growing criminal issues in the country, and now Carnival is going back. Well, sort of. Next month, the freshly-refurbished Carnival Imagination will begin sailing 3-and-4-day cruises from Long Beach to Ensenada, Mexico. This does not mean a return… Continue reading Carnival to Mexico…er, Ensenada
Towel Power Growing on Ships
Here's a cute little item that may come in handy the next time you're faced with trying to buy something for that person…you know, the one who has everything: Make them a towel. If you've been on cruise ships — and you surely have or you wouldn't likely be reading this — then you have… Continue reading Towel Power Growing on Ships
Diamonds, Diamonds…Everywhere?
Tomorrow, in some of your homes, there will be something under the tree that sparkles and fits on your finger, hangs from your earlobe or dangles on your wrist, because that's just what happens — sometimes — at Christmas. But it's not true what they say about diamonds. They're not rare. If they were, how… Continue reading Diamonds, Diamonds…Everywhere?