In the cruise-ship world of big-bigger-biggest, MSC is getting into the game. The Italian-based cruise line — its acronym stands for Mediterranean Shipping Company — is adding two ships to the fleet over the next five years. One of them will be the biggest ship…drum roll, please…ever built by a European shipowner. Nobody's challenging Oasis… Continue reading MSC Revving Up The Battle Of Big Boats
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Cruise numbers continue to grow in Bermuda
We won't tell you how many years it took us to discover Bermuda, other than to say "a lot." Our first trip there was on a cruise ship, earlier this year. As a tourist destination, Bermuda has been around for a few hundred years…or just a little longer than we have. Now, and this… Continue reading Cruise numbers continue to grow in Bermuda
End to Daylight Savings in Cozumel… Can Add to Stress of Getting to Ship
The end of Daylight Savings Time will soon be here, in places that adopted it last spring (not all did). That means the clocks go back an hour. Midnight is really 11 p.m. That means an extra hour of sleep, theoretically. In Cozumel, the popular Mexican cruise port, it means something else. Confusion. Actually, the… Continue reading End to Daylight Savings in Cozumel… Can Add to Stress of Getting to Ship
Grand Prix a Windstar Winner
Last year, we wrote a blog about going on a Windstar cruise to the Grand Prix of Monaco, and what a cool experience that would be if you had even the slightest interest in Formula One cars. We had no intention of re-visiting the subject this year. Then a nice woman at Windstar sent us… Continue reading Grand Prix a Windstar Winner
Despite Breeze, Time for Reflection
We had to make sure we heard right when talking to the young man in the elevator at the Marriott Miami Biscayne. On the way to the 30th floor, we had been talking about cruises, since that's what brought us to this hotel. On the way from the airport, we noticed several billboards that trumpeted… Continue reading Despite Breeze, Time for Reflection