Today is the day to remember the Lusitania. Lusitania? If there hadn’t been a Titanic, you’d know all about the Lusitania. It sank 100 years ago today, courtesy of a torpedo, and if the Titanic had missed that iceberg three years earlier, Lusitania would have been the word by which all cruise-ship disasters at sea… Continue reading Lest We Forget The Lusitania
Tag: Norwegian Jade
Copenhagen: ‘Hassle Free’ Still Applies?
In view of what happened in Copenhagen this weekend, and the understandable security fears fueled by murder, you have to wonder what impact the events will have on the little bit of good news for cruisers going to Denmark. This month, travel officials in the Danish capital announced it would now be possible for people… Continue reading Copenhagen: ‘Hassle Free’ Still Applies?
Deal Too Good, Too Late To Be True
Normally, we let our “Daily Deal” deliver some value cruises for you to consider but once in a while there’s something extraordinary that deserves an even better treatment…A couple of days ago we had one — you do notice that’s past tense, right?…It was a Transatlantic trip on Allure of the Seas, the (starting) price… Continue reading Deal Too Good, Too Late To Be True
Epic Entertainment’s New Future
For anybody who has ever sailed on her, the “E” in Epic has always stood — unofficially — for “entertainment.” Cruising is an industry that is all about “firsts” but in the big picture — the Epic picture if you will — time dulls the memories of which cruise line or ship first did this… Continue reading Epic Entertainment’s New Future
Supply And Demand — Carnival Live
In the first year of our marriage, a few decades ago, we paid $1.25 to see the incomparable Ray Charles in concert. No, it was not during The Great Depression. It was just the going rate for concert tickets (or some of them) at the time. When Carnival introduced its Carnival Live concert series this… Continue reading Supply And Demand — Carnival Live