Just over six months ago, we posted a blog during Hurricane Preparedness Week. Three months ago, we posted another one, at the beginning of Hurricane Week. Today will be our last reference to hurricanes this year, because it’s now Hurricane Over Week. This season came to an end (officially) on November 30, as decreed by… Continue reading Cruise Ships, Hurricanes: Game Over
Tag: Epic
Cruising Notes from the Boats
The right price………………..$349 January 14, 2011: 7 nights Ship: Costa Atlantica Departure: Miami return Bonus: Balconies just $549, Suite for $999 Contact: iCruise.com or 1-800-427-8473 * * * In the latest issue of her monthly magazine, O, TV super star Oprah Winfrey named her favorite things, and one of them — first identified on… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Boats
Reflections on an Epic Journey
Here’s what we like about spending time on the third-biggest cruise ship in the world, the one-of-a-kind Epic… It starts with the entertainment, which came as no surprise. Whether you think Norwegian is leading the way in cruise-ship entertainment or not, NCL has much to do with raising the bar. At times, it felt like… Continue reading Reflections on an Epic Journey
Cruising Notes from the Norwegian Epic
The right price…………………………………………………………$499 May 7, 2011: 11 nights Ship: Norwegian Epic Departure: Miami to Barcelona (re-positioning cruise) Bonus: A real chance to see the ship bow to stern with only one stop in 11 days Contact: Norwegian Cruise Lines 1-866-234-7350 * * * The thought of getting “slimed” — or even seeing somebody getting slimed… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Norwegian Epic
Epic Entertainment Out of the Blue
Why is it that something called Blue Man Group is such a phenomenon, in New York, Boston, Vegas, Stuttgart, Amsterdam and now the Norwegian Epic? One of the group’s three founders puts it like this: “To capture the audience, you have to do something no one in the audience can do,” says Matt Goldman, in… Continue reading Epic Entertainment Out of the Blue