When the Royal Princess makes its grand entrance next month in Southampton, the ship's horn will play the theme song from The Love Boat…and if you don't know the tune you weren't watching TV in the '70s. Princess calls it "a whimsical decision." Until now, to the best of our knowledge Disney was the only… Continue reading Ships Becoming Sound Specific
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Walk For A Wish a Good Start
Every time we go on a Royal Caribbean cruise, we make a point of participating in the ship's fund raiser for the Make A Wish Foundation. It just seems like the right thing to do and while clearly we are not alone, you have to wonder why more people don't do it. Three days… Continue reading Walk For A Wish a Good Start
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
New Evacuation System on Breakaway
Let's start with a couple of acronyms that will help in this story, most of which will be told by pictures: MES — Marine Evacuation Systems SOLAS — Safety Of Life At Sea LSA — Life Saving Appliance There is a new MES on the market — called the RFD Marin Ark2 — and it… Continue reading New Evacuation System on Breakaway
Juan Great Way to See Tulum
TULUM, Mexico — Tulum is not out first rodeo. We'd seen "ruins" before this stop. It is our third rodeo, now that you ask, and all three ruins (Chacchoben and Altun Ha) have been in the Yucatan Peninsula and all have been left behind by the Maya. If nothing else, we're consistent. Friends are… Continue reading Juan Great Way to See Tulum