On our calendar, it's 492 days until December 3, 2015. Can you believe there's a cruise that's sold out that far in advance…in fact, even further, because this isn't exactly "breaking news" as they say incessantly on CNN? The Love Boat Cruise is sold out. Billed as the "50th Anniversary Mexican Riviera" cruise, it… Continue reading Princess Finds Big Winner…Again
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Changing World Of Cruise Ship Balconies
Many cruisers (including these two) will do everything possible to enjoy a balcony stateroom on a cruise. There are people, we're told, who simply won't go on a cruise if they can't get one. How times have changed. Once, balconies were at such a premium that they cost twice as much as an inside stateroom.… Continue reading Changing World Of Cruise Ship Balconies
Princess Return To TV Advertising Quite A Fit
You may not have noticed but Princess Cruises went 10 years without advertising on network television. That has changed, effective 2014. There we were, sitting in front of the TV on Friday night watching our "must-not-miss" show (Blue Bloods), when on came a Princess commercial about how its cruise vacations can "transform and enrich" lives…how… Continue reading Princess Return To TV Advertising Quite A Fit
Everybody Should Meet Gavin MacLeod…Many Are
Gavin MacLeod hasn't had this much exposure since Mary Tyler Moore was Mary Richards and Murray Slaughter changed his pseudonym to Captain Stubing. Today, the 82-year-old actor who played both those roles is everywhere…NBC's Today, on board the new Royal Princess, signing copies of his autobiography, in the Los Angeles Times, on CNN, in People… Continue reading Everybody Should Meet Gavin MacLeod…Many Are
This Is Your Captain Speaking…Writing: The Real-Life Story of Gavin MacLeod
Mark October 23 on your calendar. Mark the Today Show beside it, for whatever time NBC's morning cast appears in your locale. Mark it because, if you like cruising and one of the people who helped make it as big as it is, that's the day for This Is Your Captain Speaking. His name is… Continue reading This Is Your Captain Speaking…Writing: The Real-Life Story of Gavin MacLeod