On Board with Bare Necessities

  This is not designed to make any judgments about cruising in the nude (i.e. buff in the boat). It is not designed to make jokes like "If anyone is rude to you on a nude cruises, be the bigger person and turn the other cheek." It is not designed to infer that some cruise… Continue reading On Board with Bare Necessities

Informing Cruisers with Disabilities

On every cruise we take, we continued to be amazed at the determination of people with disabilities to keep on sailing. Of course, this is in part because cruise lines have gone out of their way — either by desire or by the force of a Supreme Court ruling seven years ago — to make… Continue reading Informing Cruisers with Disabilities

Fireworks on Deck at Disney

  It's on days like today that Disney can be happy it's Disney. No other cruise line is able to have fireworks displays at sea, and today is the Fourth of July, if you hadn't noticed. Disney Cruise Line wanted — and received — permission for fireworks to tie in with its Pirate Night, a… Continue reading Fireworks on Deck at Disney

Deep Impact of Costa Concordia

  The word "terrorism" would never be associated with the Costa Concordia, yet the impact of that disaster on cruising is somewhat similar to what 9/11 did to flying. Security has been continually accelerated at airports over the last decade, often to the point of annoyance. In cruising, it's just the beginning. Tomorrow at 8… Continue reading Deep Impact of Costa Concordia

Cruise-Cruise Rockin' the News

  Google "Rock of Ages" and "Cruise" and you'll get all kinds of stories about Tom Cruise and his newest movie. In fact, you'll probably first get stories about Mrs. Cruise (Katie Holmes), who gave back her "rock of ages" to her ex-husband to be. That news broke on Thursday. Can it be a co-incidence… Continue reading Cruise-Cruise Rockin' the News