As a follow-up to yesterday’s blog — Cruising, What’s Not To Like? — we thought it made sense to point out why we do like cruising. Again, at the risk of stating the obvious, these come from a long list of “likes” that have emerged from years of being on cruise ships… The value: When… Continue reading Cruising…And What IS To Like
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Cruising…What’s Not To Like?
To state the obvious: We LOVE cruising! Our longest cruise, 19 days, left us wishing we were staying on board a little longer. We’d found a home away from home. We would cruise almost anywhere. So when friends recently asked us what we didn’t like about cruising, we had to stop and think. As you’d… Continue reading Cruising…What’s Not To Like?
Friday File: The Anchorage Museum
If you’re on an Alaska cruise that takes you to Anchorage between now and the end of the season, there’s still time to see Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage at the Anchorage Museum. For us, the museum trip was recommended by Guy Glaeser, the Princess Cruises expert on Alaska, and it turned… Continue reading Friday File: The Anchorage Museum
Hawaii To Chase More Cruising
Such is the popularity of cruising that even Hawaii wants more of it. Called Paradise more than any other place on earth by first-time visitors (at least in our circles), Hawaii has always had one toe in the water when it comes to cruising, in part because it’s one of the United States…but that’s another… Continue reading Hawaii To Chase More Cruising
Holland America’s Refined Dress Code
The word from Holland America that passengers can begin to dress down from formal wear is one more break from tradition that is, frankly, necessary for what has long been a traditional cruise line. Translation: There’s a whole group of people coming who won’t come. Think not? We have two sons and a son-in-law. Never… Continue reading Holland America’s Refined Dress Code