When a ship arrives carrying our friend and Ports and Bows colleague Phil Reimer, we know where you’ll find him. An early riser, Phil likes to be first off the ship…if possible. As for us, not to much. We’d be quite happy — unless there is an urgent travel commitment we have to keep —… Continue reading What price a late ship checkout?
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Big Guy in Alaska for Princess
We spent almost two weeks looking up to Guy Glaeser, and the fact that he’s six-foot-six was only part of the reason. He’s a nice man who runs cruise tours in Alaska for Princess. Being nice doesn’t make him good at his job any more than being six-six makes him a basketball player, but it’s… Continue reading Big Guy in Alaska for Princess
Into The Heads at the Top
It’s hard for anybody to get into the heads of the people who run cruise lines to find out “What are they thinking?” Unless “anybody” is USA Today, whose cruise writers Gene Sloan and Veronica Gould Stoddart had both the foresight and the opportunity to spend an hour with five CEOs/Presidents from the cruise industry.… Continue reading Into The Heads at the Top
Alaska Adventure: One Last Time
Remembrances from and suggestions for spending two weeks in the 48th state… Be on the lookout for nature even when you least expect it. These two pigeons we spotted on the docks where the float planes are moored in Juneau. At first we thought it was rather cute to see a couple of pigeons’ kissing…and… Continue reading Alaska Adventure: One Last Time
Princess Lodges Set Cruise Standard
ALASKA — We’re not exactly lodge people, and we’ve never spent much time in the wilderness (one of us doesn’t like to stay anywhere that doesn’t have a lobby, which eliminates a tent). So the thought of spending a week in “wilderness lodges” was somewhat less than exhilarating. Had we only known. The way Princess… Continue reading Princess Lodges Set Cruise Standard