After a week on the nicest cruise ship we’ve ever been on, the Norwegian Epic, you’d think we’d know it stem to stern…or at least bow to stern. We don’t, but we did find a few spots on the ship not to be missed, if an Epic cruise happens to be on your travel itinerary.… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Norwegian Epic
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Roatan — Two Ways to Get Burned
ROATAN, Honduras — Not long after the Norwegian Epic was backed into place and properly secured to one of two piers on the crystal-clear waters of this Honduran island, we opened the curtain and walked onto the balcony for our first look at a place we had seen described as “a dumpy town.” This photo… Continue reading Roatan — Two Ways to Get Burned
Epic Performances by Legends at Sea
On board the Norwegian Epic… Tributes is a much nicer word than impersonators. It almost puts you in a different mindset when you’re watching performers trying to be somebody they’re not or, in some cases, somebody they can’t be. Like Elvis. Sinatra. Michael Jackson. So, you think, what they’re really doing is paying tribute, paying… Continue reading Epic Performances by Legends at Sea
Cruise Traffic and Costa Maya
COSTA MAYA, Mexico — One of the reasons we’ve been anticipating this stop on the Norwegian Epic’s journey into the Western Caribbean is the simple juxtaposition of the ship and the shore. If you’ve made a port stop here, you know how small the place is, and if you’ve seen the Epic, you know how… Continue reading Cruise Traffic and Costa Maya
Big Screen, Big Sky, Big Hit
The arrival of our 42-inch LCD HD XYZ PTF JGT TV (maybe I have too many acronyms in there) was the day we had it all when it came to watching television. For Bob, watching football on a screen THAT big with a picture THAT sharp with the usual snacks and nobody between him and… Continue reading Big Screen, Big Sky, Big Hit