Next month, close friends of ours are going through the Panama Canal, on the Celebrity Constellation…west to east, San Diego to Fort Lauderdale. This is a good idea. Last spring, we made that trip in reverse, more or less, and it was one of our favorite cruises ever. That sentiment is spreading, and not just… Continue reading Panama Canal Always Sight to Behold
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Three Queens and a New Princess
For the only other real “royal wedding” in our lifetime, Mother and Daughter were up before dawn, Eastern time, to watch stodgy Prince Charles marry pretty Princess Diana. That was 1981. Mother and Daughter were so enamored with the event that they took pictures. Remember now, it was on television…and they took pictures. In case… Continue reading Three Queens and a New Princess
Cruising Notes On The Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE………………………………………………………….$499 January 11-12-22-23, 2010: 10 days, Caribbean, New York round-trip Ship: Norwegian Dawn or Norwegian Jewel Extra: $100 onboard credit per cabin Ports: San Juan, St. Thomas, Antigua, St. Maarten, Tortola Contact: cruises-n-more In case you think they always smash a bottle of champagne across the bow of a new ship when it… Continue reading Cruising Notes On The Boats
Cruising — Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………………….$399 October 17, 31, 2010: Eastern Caribbean: Miami round-trip 7 days Ports: Miami, Samana, St. Thomas, Tortola, Great Stirrup Cay Ship: Norwegian Pearl Contact: ncl.com * * * As gossip columnists go, she was one of the originals (anybody old enough to remember Louella Parsons?) and by today’s tell-all standards, Rona Barrett would… Continue reading Cruising — Notes on the Boats
Queen Elizabeth, a Monarch and a Ship
Could there have been a better script written for the arrival of Cunard’s new ship, the simply-named Queen Elizabeth? The Queen herself will preside over the naming ceremony next month in Southampton, England’s cruising hub. People more knowledgeable than we are believed all along that this was an inevitable match for the “naming ceremony” so… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth, a Monarch and a Ship