We’re not exactly reality TV people. To us, reality meant non-fiction. A good book maybe…a biography. Real life, right? Then along came “reality TV” for which there was originally no definition. The next thing we knew, people were doing all kinds of bizarre things in the name of competition and calling it “reality TV.” Reality?… Continue reading Kevin Sheehan: NCL's Uncovered Boss
Tag: Cruises
Energy Costs Impact Cruise Prices
It’s painful to pull up to the pump these days, even when you’re driving a cruise ship. The difference between people like us and the cruise lines is that we have no one to pay the fuel increase for us, and cruise companies do. They call it a “fuel surcharge” and if you look at… Continue reading Energy Costs Impact Cruise Prices
Suggestion when Shopping for Cruises
Here’s another one of those buyer-beware warnings… Who wants to be the middle-aged woman accidentally going on a cruise for cougars (they exist)? Or the pick-your-strict-whatever individual who gets on a cruise ship and finds at least a portion of it is dedicated to nudists (it also happens)? They are called “theme cruises” and they… Continue reading Suggestion when Shopping for Cruises
The Long and Short of Short Cruises
Having just completed a 4-day cruise on the Norwegian Sky, we thought it would be worth providing some insight on such “short” cruises. Everybody has different reasons for squeezing a cruising experience into three or four days: 1. It’s an introduction for anyone professing to dislike cruising without ever having been on a cruise. 2.… Continue reading The Long and Short of Short Cruises
How Carnival's Old Year Turned Happy
Carnival was due for some good news. In November, the Splendor caught fire off the coast of Mexico/California and, while nobody was hurt, there was a lot of bad press. In December, the Inspiration was caught in high winds and high seas off Tampa, delaying its arrival at its home port in Florida by a… Continue reading How Carnival's Old Year Turned Happy