Today, it’s time to make three port stops, all of which are enjoying their changing associations with cruise ships… New Orleans: It’s almost like people who cruise just re-discovered what a great place New Orleans is to visit. In 2011, the port showed an increase of 39 per cent to 738,908, the most cruise passengers… Continue reading Three Cruise Ports Celebrating
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When Liverpool Becomes Dublin
One day last month, passengers on a cruise ship named Boudicca went to bed one night expecting they would wake up in Liverpool and be properly disembarked. They woke up in Dublin. They were blown away. Literally. High winds forced the Boudicca, from the Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines fleet of four, to delay and eventually cancel… Continue reading When Liverpool Becomes Dublin
Fore! Here's a Jolly Good Cruise Plan
Let’s face it. In many households, “golf” is THE four-letter word. It can be embraced by the male, despised by the female. In the man’s perfect world, it would be a shared passion. In many households, “cruise” can also be a four-letter word, if you know what I mean. It can be embraced by the… Continue reading Fore! Here's a Jolly Good Cruise Plan
Cruising Notes On The Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE………………………………………………………….$499 January 11-12-22-23, 2010: 10 days, Caribbean, New York round-trip Ship: Norwegian Dawn or Norwegian Jewel Extra: $100 onboard credit per cabin Ports: San Juan, St. Thomas, Antigua, St. Maarten, Tortola Contact: cruises-n-more In case you think they always smash a bottle of champagne across the bow of a new ship when it… Continue reading Cruising Notes On The Boats
Growth of the Titanic Cruise Story
There we were yesterday morning, watching CNN over the foam of a morning cappuccino, when on comes a story about a cruise going to where the Titanic sank in 1912. As the day wore on, the story gathered momentum in virtually all media outlets, and so did the inevitable good-or-bad-idea debate. Now we’re not in… Continue reading Growth of the Titanic Cruise Story