During a border crossing last week, one of us was asked why she didn’t have the prescriptions to match the medication being carried in her purse. By the way, it could have happened to either one of us, because people in our demographic almost all require a pill or two. She had no responsible answer,… Continue reading Take a Pill…but What if You Can't?
Tag: Cruises
Disney's Dream, by Dad and Daughter
We don’t know Gene Sloan and, apparently, neither did the people at Disney when the USA Today cruise editor took his 11-year-old daughter on the Disney Dream last month. The resulting review of the ship by this “anonymous” father and daughter appeared on the newspaper’s website last week. It’s more than an excellent idea. It’s… Continue reading Disney's Dream, by Dad and Daughter
Cruising Notes on the Boats
The Right Price………………………………………………………….$329 Ship: Carnival Fantasy, Eastern Caribbean, 6 nights Departure: December 3, 2011, from Charleston, SC Ports: Nassau, Freeport, Key West Contact: Carnival Cruise * * * Have you ever wondered why ships don’t spend more time in ports, as in overnight?…We always assumed it was an economic issue, that port taxes for doing… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats
When Can a Cruise be Too Long?
A good friend of ours left home this week, to embark on his longest of seven cruises — 38 days. He was flying to Hong Kong, to board the Queen Mary 2 bound for Southampton and, eventually, New York. He has been on four Cunard cruises before, and has only one concern about this one… Continue reading When Can a Cruise be Too Long?
All-You-Can-Drink Alcohol Policy
One of the appealing things about cruising, it seems to us, is that there are really no surprises. You sail somewhere for seven days. You spend seven nights in the same bed. You eat 21 or so meals, and you pretty well know what the quality will be, give or take a pork chop. Drinks… Continue reading All-You-Can-Drink Alcohol Policy