Have you ever slept on a picnic table in the rain? You don’t know what you’ve missed, and one of us might put a different spin on what exactly that means than the other would. Well, it’s time for my spin, and sleeping on a picnic table in the rain is one of the things… Continue reading Another Way to Plan Shore Excursions
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Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$539 November 27, 2010: Barcelona, Spain to Sao Paulo, Brazil, 15 nights Ship: Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas Contact: VacationsToGo (FastDeal #10090) * * * What’s the hottest ticket in cruising right now? The Epic? American Idol? The first coming of the Allure of the Seas? None of the above. How about… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
Call It Holland American Idol
We should perhaps begin by saying we may be the only two people in America who have never seen American Idol. Not once. It’s just not our way to spend 60 minutes of our life that we can never get back. That’s not to say we don’t appreciate the skill level of American Idol contestants.… Continue reading Call It Holland American Idol
Where There's a Port, Carnival Goes
It was often said that sailors had “a girl in every port.” When Carnival was shuffling ships in the south this year, it was our friend and cruise colleague Phil Reimer who observed that the world’s biggest cruise line “…is going to have a ship in every port” around North America. Or something like that.… Continue reading Where There's a Port, Carnival Goes
Cruise Crews Enter Epic Era
Every time we have been on a cruise, we’ve made friends with crew members. Sometimes, we exchange contact information, promising to keep in touch. Almost always, when we disembark, it’s the last we see of each other. One of our new friends invited us to visit him in Turkey. Maybe we will. Another said we… Continue reading Cruise Crews Enter Epic Era