Friends of ours were on a cruise ship in rough weather in August and the environment was an education. They learned about the Beaufort Scale, a 200-year-old measurement used for storms at sea. It goes from 1 to 12 and, somewhere between Antwerp and Bergen in the North Sea, their Princess ship was in an… Continue reading Freedom Stifled by a Storm
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When Liverpool Becomes Dublin
One day last month, passengers on a cruise ship named Boudicca went to bed one night expecting they would wake up in Liverpool and be properly disembarked. They woke up in Dublin. They were blown away. Literally. High winds forced the Boudicca, from the Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines fleet of four, to delay and eventually cancel… Continue reading When Liverpool Becomes Dublin
Hurricanes Above Normal Again
Today is the official start of Hurricane Season and the worst thing about that is for many parts of the continent it’s still Tornado Season. Mother Nature can sometimes be restless, can’t she? Every year at this time, people who like to go on cruises wonder if they should. Every year, people who write about… Continue reading Hurricanes Above Normal Again
Alaska: North-South or South-North?
Over dinner on Monday night, our daughter and son-in-law were asked by friends of ours if they’d ever been on an Alaska cruise. Their demographic was the answer, because thirtysomethings often view cruises as floating retirement homes, but the subject became more interesting. “I’m told that if you go on an Alaska cruise,” our friend… Continue reading Alaska: North-South or South-North?
Atlantic Adventure Underway Tomorrow
As we embark on our inaugural Transatlantic cruise tomorrow, on the Celebrity Eclipse, we have some questions about being in the (for us) unknown waters of the Atlantic Ocean… Like, do we need warm-weather clothes or cold-weather clothes at this time of year in the middle of the ocean? Will there be icebergs? Will we… Continue reading Atlantic Adventure Underway Tomorrow