When the Seattle Seahawks try (again) to cruise past the Green Bay Packers (they’ve never beaten Green Bay in the playoffs) next Sunday in the hope of winning the Super Bowl (again), the cheering section will include anybody remotely connected to Princess Cruises. The cruise line has scored a touchdown of its own by convincing the… Continue reading Cruise: Double Meaning For Seahawks
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Big Doin's In Big D On Sunday
If you’re watching the Cowboys and the Giants from Texas on Sunday, there’s a couple of performers at the “palace in Dallas” (actually, Arlington) that you probably won’t see. Both of them have to do with cruising (actually, Carnival). One is Rascal Flatts. The award-winning country band is doing a pre-game show. The Carnival connection… Continue reading Big Doin's In Big D On Sunday
Are these Olympics a little Jade-d?
The fun starts tomorrow, which on this side of the ocean may be today. The 17-day sports/political quadrennial known as the Olympic Games. People who go on cruise ships are surely among the assembled masses and there is at least one mass-market ship among the four "cruise ships" on the scene in Sochi, Russia:… Continue reading Are these Olympics a little Jade-d?
When A Ship Goes To The Super Bowl
Just when we thought it was time to give "cruising" and "Super Bowl" a rest…along comes this picture. How could we not show you what a cruise ship looks like when it's turned into a hotel for a football game? Every advertiser tries to get a piece of the football championship of the universe,… Continue reading When A Ship Goes To The Super Bowl
Will Holland America Fly Flag Of A Winner?
Ships and their flags? The days of skull-and-crossbones are long behind us…but for the occasional Johnny Depp movie. Cruise ships aren't identified so much by the flags they fly any more, although all of them fly flags, usually of the country in which they're registered. For Holland America ships, that would be the flag of… Continue reading Will Holland America Fly Flag Of A Winner?