Epic Break for Single Parents

The word on the water, as opposed to the word on the street, is that Norwegian is trying to accommodate the single parent…just like it was the first cruise line to accommodate the single traveler. Typically, a single parent brave enough to take three kids on a cruise would pay full fare for the first… Continue reading Epic Break for Single Parents

Carnival's Latest Twist on Youth

The pursuit of younger clients is always important, sometimes obsessively so. TV stations want a younger demographic, because advertisers believe that’s where the money is to buy their products. Electorates want younger politicians. Everybody everywhere wants a youthful base, to secure a brighter future, because older people have an expiry date that is generally more… Continue reading Carnival's Latest Twist on Youth

Dealing with Disney and Alaska

It’s safe to assume Disney has impacted almost everyone, in some way, in North America. From TV shows to movies to theme parks to cruises, the entertainment giant reaches into our lives — and wallets — and makes us feel good in the process. Disney cruises, like the them parks, are upscale. That means they… Continue reading Dealing with Disney and Alaska

Breakfast Epic With The Little People

When childhood is such a distant memory, you tend to lose touch with reality. That many years ago, Nick Tunes would have been a gangster from Brooklyn, or somewhere. Calling me Sponge Bob might have insulted my boyhood and led to a scrap. It would never have occurred to anyone to have banana pancakes, let… Continue reading Breakfast Epic With The Little People

Education for Those Who Cruise Young

This one gives a whole new meaning to “ship to shore.” Part of a children’s museum in Miami has been re-designed as a cruise ship, to educate kids about the ways of the sea in the hands-on, interactive format that has become the way we live. Our experience in taking kids to museums is that… Continue reading Education for Those Who Cruise Young