A husband and wife in Dublin had an unusual request for a travel writer this month: How could they take a cat-free holiday? The wife had a “cat phobia” and it didn’t matter where they went in Europe, there were cats…in restaurants, under tables, in hotel lobbies, even on the street! Millions of us who… Continue reading Cruise Ships A Respite From Cats?
Tag: Cunard
Surveyed Cruisers Miss Etiquette
We’re not quite sure when dress etiquette started undergoing what has become a dramatic change, but it seemed to us that it started with Casual Fridays. That would place it in the ‘90s, when the dot-com boom began to consume the way business was done, even at the highest levels. Dot.com meant California (Silicon Valley)… Continue reading Surveyed Cruisers Miss Etiquette
Black Sea Off Limits For Cruisers
There’s fighting going on a world away and you never think it will affect you…and then it does. Maybe you’re scheduled to cruise into the Black Sea, for instance. As a long-ago U.S. President would say: “Not gonna happen.” Cruising into the Black Sea is becoming more rare all the time. The latest cruise lines… Continue reading Black Sea Off Limits For Cruisers
Cruising's Not All About Luring Youth
Question: How can seniors avoid that terrible curse of the elderly wrinkles? Answer: Take off their glasses. Ah, seniors. We are the butt of thousands of Internet jokes. We are disregarded by marketers obsessed with the 25 to 49 crowd. Even cruise ships, once the haven of the nearly elderly, have become playgrounds for… Continue reading Cruising's Not All About Luring Youth
James Taylor: smooth singing, sailing
Today, the Queen Mary 2 leaves New York for its traditional Atlantic crossing to jolly ol’ England. This is one Cunard cruise that is guaranteed to be smooth. Even if the big ship encounters choppy waters, the smooth and silky voice of James Taylor will soothe the expected 2,500-plus passengers roaming her decks. This is… Continue reading James Taylor: smooth singing, sailing