PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten — Go ahead. Call us crazy. Unless you think it's normal to go halfway around the world on planes and boats and taxis to see a jet fly over a beach? For hundreds of cruise passengers in St. Maarten, that's normal. The beach is Maho Bay, or near Maho Bay. The… Continue reading A Flight Plan That Attracts Tourists
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Batter Up for the Celebrity Sox
I love cruising. I love baseball. When Celebrity announced yesterday that it's now the "official cruise line of the Boston Red Sox", for me there was only one thing I didn't like about it. Wrong Sox. When I was a still a second-grader, my parents took me to Chicago (Palatine, Ill. actually) and introduced me… Continue reading Batter Up for the Celebrity Sox
The Cruise Line Known for Tragedy
Bobby Orr turned 65 this year. Also born the same year (1948) were the World Health Organization, Terry Bradshaw, South Korea, Billy Crystal and LP records. Also…Costa Cruises. For almost 64 years, Costa was a cruise line known mostly to Italians, somewhat to other Europeans and hardly at all to North Americans. Then came —… Continue reading The Cruise Line Known for Tragedy
Cruise Clientele Luck of the Draw?
A few years ago we were on the Carnival Ecstasy and noticed there was a wedding party on board. It's fairly typical for Carnival to have a lot of parties on its ships, wedding and otherwise, so it came as no surprise that a young couple decided to tie the knot on a ship. On… Continue reading Cruise Clientele Luck of the Draw?
The Price of Celebrity Luxury
Unless you think that standing in a glass shower that hangs over the side of a cruise ship is priceless, you might be interested in finding out just what it costs to rent the most luxurious suite on the new Celebrity Reflection. On the other hand, if the thrill of the shower is enough no… Continue reading The Price of Celebrity Luxury