Over a group lunch on Sunday, we eavesdropped on a conversation in which one person’s daughter was going to Mexico for spring break. “Isn’t your daughter worried about going to Mexico?” someone asked. This week, the Mexican Tourism Board is at the Cruise Shipping Miami 2012 trade show, trying and hoping to sell their towns… Continue reading Mexico's Inside Waters Rocky, Too
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Enhanced Rewards for NCL Latitudes
Norwegian announced some enhancements to its loyalty program, which is now called Latitudes Rewards, and it was accompanied by the usual blah-blah-blah, PR-crafted statement from company president Kevin Sheehan, who among other things said: “We are dedicated to making sure our guests have the best possible cruise experience and look forward to welcoming them back… Continue reading Enhanced Rewards for NCL Latitudes
Carnival tips the scale for balance
Call it tipping. Call it rewarding good service. Call it paying gratuities. Whatever you call it, this is one of the most contentious issues among people who take cruises. Carnival is the latest to cruise line make news on tipping and/or gratuities, a subject cruise lines would prefer not having to address when charging more.… Continue reading Carnival tips the scale for balance
What price a late ship checkout?
When a ship arrives carrying our friend and Ports and Bows colleague Phil Reimer, we know where you’ll find him. An early riser, Phil likes to be first off the ship…if possible. As for us, not to much. We’d be quite happy — unless there is an urgent travel commitment we have to keep —… Continue reading What price a late ship checkout?
Smokers Getting Squeezed on Ships
Our daughter, expecting their first child later this year, can’t (or, like the good mother-to-be, won’t) go into U.S. casinos. They are among the last bastions to be conquered by the anti-smoking brigade…smoking and gambling traditionally make standard bedfellows. Cruise ships, slowly, are falling into line. Two months ago, Princess announced there would be no… Continue reading Smokers Getting Squeezed on Ships