A dozen years ago she was the world's biggest cruise ship and yesterday the Navigator of the Seas emerged officially from dry dock, where the experts spent a month trying to make her look like the biggest ships of today. They gave the Navigator a touch of Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the… Continue reading A Grand Ship Navigates An Upgrade
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'It says right here in the fine print…'
In all the cruises we have taken, we have not read the ticket contract you pay little attention to until you're ready to board the ship. Not once. Nada. Sign here, initial there and let us take your picture and an imprint of your credit card. Contract? Incidental. Why are we so delinquent? Probably because… Continue reading 'It says right here in the fine print…'
From the Depths of Katrina to Heights of Growth
It's not that many years ago — like eight — that some people quietly confided that maybe New Orleans should cease to exist, as unthinkable as that might seem. The reason was Hurricane Katrina, which so devastated a city built below sea level that it gave credence to the thought that maybe cities shouldn't be… Continue reading From the Depths of Katrina to Heights of Growth
Cruise Passengers Jump at Jackpot
You may have noticed that neither of the winning tickets from the Powerball lottery this week were bought in Florida. Nor in New York or Montana or Texas or Vermont or South Dakota or… Had either of the two winners of $587.5 million bought their tickets in Florida, there would be a chance that they … Continue reading Cruise Passengers Jump at Jackpot