​News item from Cruise Critic: Two Port of Miami security guards were arrested this month for stealing from cruise ship passengers, then selling the items. As reported by the Miami New Times, the guards were arrested after police reviewed footage showing one of the suspects taking an iPad from a passenger's bag after it was… Continue reading So Who Is Watching the Carry-on Bags When Passengers Go Through Security?
Tag: Golden Princess
Get Ready for Olympics Cruise Ships
In the months between now and February 7, the world is going to read and hear a lot about Sochi. The Russian city is host of the next Olympic Winter Games, now that you ask, and it's showing up here today because seven cruise ships will be on the scene masquerading as hotels. Construction on… Continue reading Get Ready for Olympics Cruise Ships
Cruise Suits, Sickness and Singapore
Headline: Costa settles for $1.31 million The first reaction to this was something like "Who bought off the Italian judge?" However, on digging deeper (it's called reading further), the settlement over the Costa Concordia accident last year is really a fine that means no criminal charges against the cruise line, ending potential liability with the… Continue reading Cruise Suits, Sickness and Singapore
Three Ships Miss the Magic 86
You know what's good when a cruise ship fails to meet Center for Disease Control standards? It keeps the entire industry on its toes. The most recent failures were the Celebrity Summit, the Golden Princess and the SeaDream II. Failure is a score of 85 or less, which shoots holes in our theory that everything… Continue reading Three Ships Miss the Magic 86
Caribbean Paradise of Many Names
As first-time visitors to St. Martin (or St. Maarten or Sint Maarten or Saint-Martin), the Eastern Caribbean island the Dutch and the French share, we purposely didn't know what to expect after disembarking from the Norwegian Epic. We were prepared just to let it happen. It started with John Salmon — "like the fish." John… Continue reading Caribbean Paradise of Many Names