On Saturday in Las Vegas, we visited one of the seven Titanic exhibitions in the U.S. and, in case you think the public's appetite for the most star-crossed cruise ship in history has been lost, No. 8 opens in two weeks in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was our first "Titanic museum" experience, and we… Continue reading The Cruise Ship in Perpetuity
Tag: Jewel of the Seas
This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane
Get ready for the hurricane. Not Sandy, the "hurricane" of stories that we're going to hear from cruisers who have been stranded while trying to reach their ship, tossed around on ships, left at sea, compensated by airlines/cruise lines, not compensated by airlines/cruise lines, missed ports, missed ships, had their cruise shortened, had their cruise… Continue reading This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane
Curious Host for Carnival Cruise
We try to be tolerant when it comes to giving people who go wrong another chance. We understand that cruise lines are looking to reduce the age level of their demographic. We believe that somebody is guilty of nothing until proven so, and we know that you have to take what’s on Wikipedia with a… Continue reading Curious Host for Carnival Cruise
Cruising with Care for Handicapped
Full disclosure: If what you are about to read sounds like a plug for the company involved, it isn’t intended. We do not know the company or the principals. We personally have not used the company’s product (thank goodness). Our cousins have, and that’s the reason we’re passing along their endorsement. The company is called… Continue reading Cruising with Care for Handicapped