We’ve only met, over the years of cruising, one ship’s captain we didn’t like — and that's likely because he never gave us the chance to like him (“I don’t do interviews”). This is a colony of mostly men who are all personable, often funny, always accommodating and forever fascinating. These are our top ten,… Continue reading Photo Essay: Captains of the Seas
Tag: Coral Princess
Lifeboat Fatality Raises A QuestionÂ
There was a bad cruise-ship accident a couple of weeks ago. It was on the Coral Princess, a ship we cruised on a couple of years ago. It involved a lifeboat, perhaps one that was on the Coral Princess a couple of years ago. Two crew members fell into the water inside a lifeboat. One… Continue reading Lifeboat Fatality Raises A QuestionÂ
Cruisers misbehaving…refusing to act their age
This is not your mother's…hairspray…morals…nor her idea of cruising: • In Mexico, an 84-year-old male cruise passenger disembarks from a Norwegian ship in Cozumel to go on a shore excursion, gets strapped under parasail and goes airborne from the back of a speedboat before landing on the beach while his 50-something children watch in horror.… Continue reading Cruisers misbehaving…refusing to act their age
Cruise Survey: A Couple of Puzzles
A recent survey about cruise customer satisfaction resulted in a couple of results and/or recommendations that, to us, were puzzling. Puzzling result… According to the survey, conducted by the respected firm J.D. Power, one in five cruise passengers experience a problem while on their cruise. You think? Put five people anywhere, doing anything, and it's a… Continue reading Cruise Survey: A Couple of Puzzles
Norwegian Playing Its Belize Cards
There's a negotiation process underway between Norwegian Cruise Line and Belize right now and when you read through all the he-said, he-said, what it comes right down to is this: Democracy at work. Norwegian wants to help the Belize government built a new port, south of Belize City in a place where no cruise ship… Continue reading Norwegian Playing Its Belize Cards