SIEM REAP, Cambodia — We’d only walked a few hundred yards into Angkor Wat, the city of temples that everybody visiting Cambodia makes a point of seeing, when we were approached by a young man who wanted to sell us a book. There aren’t many street vendors in this city, but there are some, so… Continue reading Angkor Wat: Compelling In Cambodia
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Tiny Baby Conquers First Cruise…Plus!
You may have read or heard about a baby born on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas this month. In case you hadn’t, this is a really nice story with a happy ending, at least so far. And incidentally, it’s a story about everybody doing the right thing. The baby’s mother, Emily Morgan, was given permission… Continue reading Tiny Baby Conquers First Cruise…Plus!
Friday File: Beaches With A Difference
So many places visited by cruise ships have beaches, or beaches nearby, because — let’s face it — everybody’s thinking about finding somewhere warm with the coming months of winter. But beaches are more than just silk sand and warm water, as you will see from a few that we’ve discovered from cruising… Perhaps the… Continue reading Friday File: Beaches With A Difference
Carnival Commits to Mobile
Carnival was first celebrated in Mobile 312 years ago, before there were cruise ships bearing the name. There is a Carnival season in the Alabama seaport, the state’s third-largest city. It starts in November and runs through February or sometimes March, depend on the date of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Carnival arrived… Continue reading Carnival Commits to Mobile
Love, Love, Love — That’s Princess
Princess has a perk that only this cruise line can legitimately offer: free love stories for passengers to enjoy while cruising. Only Princess has a well-known history that includes “The Love Boat.” The cruise line has always made the most of the TV show of the same name. Gavin MacLeod, aka Captain Stubing, has been… Continue reading Love, Love, Love — That’s Princess