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
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Royal Princess — Name Without End
In families of people, it’s never a good thing when one person is five times bigger than another, but in families of ships it’s quite alright. Encouraged even. So when a bigger, stronger member of a nautical family arrives and wants a name that’s already taken, it’s a given…and it’s not bullying, nor pulling rank.… Continue reading Royal Princess — Name Without End
Cruising Notes on the Boats
The Right Price………………………………………………………….$499 Ship: Royal Caribbean Voyageur of the Seas Departure: May 1, 14 nights, Transatlantic (Galveston to Barcelona) Ports: Ponta Delgada, Azores; Malaga, Spain; Cartagena, Spain Bonus: Balcony $799 Contact: Royal Caribbean * * * We’re pretty much CNN junkies, so when we awoke to the devastating news of the earthquake in Japan yesterday,… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats
Lotta Love for a Special Captain
There was a party yesterday in Los Angeles, to celebrate an 80th birthday, which is always better than not celebrating an 80th birthday, isn’t it? One of the most important guests was missing…these things often happen when you get to be 80, but this “guest” wasn’t gone, or even in rehab. She was traveling. Captain… Continue reading Lotta Love for a Special Captain
Cruising Notes on the Boats
The Right Price………..$279 Ship: Celebrity Century, 4 nights, Western Caribbean Departure: March 24 Ports: Key West, Cozumel Contact: Celebrity Cruises * * * Too short for the Aqua Duck?…That’s what some Disney cruisers discovered when they took their 8-year-old, 3-foot-10 sons or daughters to ride the innovative water coaster on the Disney Dream…Disney’s universal height… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats