A Deal Is A Deal Is A Deal…Right?

When Is a "deal" really a "deal?" Whether you're going on a cruise, buying a car or shopping for shoes, there are bargains…and there are bargains. So when it comes to buying passage on a cruise ship, what's the deal? As you have undoubtedly noticed, we run a fresh one here every day, five days… Continue reading A Deal Is A Deal Is A Deal…Right?

Chance to Watch Travel Detective at Work Starts Monday on Public Television

On Monday, there's a new series starting on public television that will be of interest to anybody who travels…and anybody who does may have already heard of the Travel Detective because Peter Greenberg has been doing this for a while. But this is intriguing because he's never empowered his audience with a weekly TV show… Continue reading Chance to Watch Travel Detective at Work Starts Monday on Public Television

Beware roaming ship network charges when taking cellphones on a cruise

One of the services we try to provide you with if you're going on a cruise — in addition to good deals, interesting personality pieces, a personal look at the news and so on — is what you might call "tips for cruising." Today is one of them, and one that never occurred to us… Continue reading Beware roaming ship network charges when taking cellphones on a cruise

Cruise Things To Do and Not Do

Yesterday was the final round of the U.S. Open. It was also Father's Day. In other words, the right thing to do was give Bob the day off. So I did. That made it a good time to go into my notebook and extract some "do's" and "don'ts" about cruising… Do arrive early enough for… Continue reading Cruise Things To Do and Not Do

Tipping on Cruise Ships, Part 2

We’re really not obsessed with this subject but it does warrant another comment, even though yesterday’s blog was all about P&O’s new policy. This time, Carnival’s in the news. This isn’t a big deal, at least in our world, but some of you may be happy to hear that the maitre d’ on Carnival ships… Continue reading Tipping on Cruise Ships, Part 2