For many music lovers, the days of attending "festivals" are over. For us, it happened a couple of years ago when we spent about $200 to sit in the great outdoors, munching on over-priced cold dogs and drinking watered-downed soda, while straining to hear the music over mindless screeches of the groupies around us… Continue reading S.S. Coachella a Sign of the Times?
Tag: Celebrity Silhouette
Cruise Passengers and Tuxedos
It's not easy buying a tux. It's not easy wearing a tux, or so I'm told. The tuxedo-wearing man I live, cruise and do everything with is no easy study, either. I could count the times in four decades that he's worn one. On my fingers. One hand. No, not even on our wedding day.… Continue reading Cruise Passengers and Tuxedos
More Than Chefs Cooking at Celebrity
On our last two Celebrity cruises, Millennium (above) and Eclipse, the food was exceptional. Evidently, a lot of people feel the same way. Why evidently? Because Celebrity — according to cruise writer Fran Golden, while subbing for Gene Sloan at USA Today — is increasing prices for some of its specialty restaurants. In this economy,… Continue reading More Than Chefs Cooking at Celebrity
Celebrity's Silhouette: Truth is Out
Confession time. For many weeks, those of us who write about cruising and cruise ships have been saying the next big ship to arrive will be Celebrity’s Silhouette. It wasn’t true. Today it is. Yesterday, the keys to the Silhouette were turned over to Celebrity, and just like that Celebrity officially became the owner. Presumably,… Continue reading Celebrity's Silhouette: Truth is Out
Get the Camera, Here Comes the Ship!
What is it about new ships? They emerge from a shipyard like some 200,000-ton baby from a womb, and out come the cameras. A baby is born after being carried in the safety of water and a cruise ship is born to carry thousands of people safely on water, yet they have the same attraction… Continue reading Get the Camera, Here Comes the Ship!