Okay, so we’ve been landlocked for three weeks now, and there’s nothing on the cruise agenda. It must be time to find a ship’s itinerary with “Alaska” in it. With all the major cruise lines sailing north from Seattle or Vancouver, there are still summer deals to be had. So the timing is good. Except… Continue reading Cruise Challenge: North to Alaska!
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Holland America Standard's Green
We have dear friends from The Netherlands, so we know how meaningful “orange” is to the Dutch, starting with the “House of…” more than four centuries ago. Today there’s a little green added to the orange that is synonymous with all things Dutch. The news wire, or Internet portals, have been buzzing the past few… Continue reading Holland America Standard's Green
Well, it is called the WORLD Cup
People we have met in the international soccer community tell us that every four years the World Cup is the universe’s most-watched sports event, and maybe it is. The 2010 World Cup, in South Africa, begins June 11 and there will be thousands of soccer fans watching the month-long tournament on cruise ships. Royal Caribbean,… Continue reading Well, it is called the WORLD Cup
One Name Says All: Ship, Godmother
There is only one Ali, one Elvis, one Pele, one Madonna, one Tiger. Last names are immaterial, or unnecessary. In the cruise world, there is only one Epic (or about to be) and in country music there is only one Reba. Put them together and you have the godmother of Norwegian’s newest and biggest ship.… Continue reading One Name Says All: Ship, Godmother
Cruising with Little Ones
On our most recent cruise, during a wine-tasting event, I was seated next to a nice young woman from Denver. She had to be a nice young woman because she took a 2-year-old on a 14-night cruise! And her husband must be nice, too, because he stayed behind in the stateroom with the little guy.… Continue reading Cruising with Little Ones