Did you know… That Carnival is the only cruise line with two ships, year-round, operating from New Orleans? The city invested $2.3 million renovating and expanding the Erato Street Cruise Terminal, including swapping gangways with the Julia Street Terminal to make embarkation and embarkation easier for a greater volume of passengers. Guess which terminal is… Continue reading Cruise News, Notes and Questions
Tag: Norwegian Pearl
Amigos Return A Comeback for Mexico
The Mexican Riviera is cruising's enigma.So beautiful and so accessible. So dangerous and so unpredictable. At various times, it has been a hotspot for cruise ships and part of a country that scares away tourists with crimes ranging from pick-pocketing to murders. Right now, for now…Mexico's back. This was a line item in the… Continue reading Amigos Return A Comeback for Mexico
Cruise Ship To Rehab Not A Happy Trip
We have friends who belong to AA. That's not American Airlines, it's Alcoholics Anonymous. So we are aware of how tough it can be to struggle with this disease, and to beat it, and to think you've beaten it and then discover you haven't. One of the unspoken fears of cruise lines is, because of… Continue reading Cruise Ship To Rehab Not A Happy Trip
Yo Ho Ho…on Great Stirrup Cay
What's going on here? If you ask passengers which cruise line would be most likely to wear the unflattering moniker of "booze cruise" chances are the response would be Carnival, the line that admittedly tries to take "fun" to the extreme without directly linking it to the consummation of alcohol. But…is that Norwegian, making a… Continue reading Yo Ho Ho…on Great Stirrup Cay
This Place to 'Getaway' for the Super Bowl is a Misnomer for One Football Fan
The football fan in our family is not a fan of parties. Football parties, that is. To him, tail gate is what people do when they drive too close to the car in front on the freeway. Shouting and screaming and gyrating for your favorite team to win the championship is, well, not him. Silence… Continue reading This Place to 'Getaway' for the Super Bowl is a Misnomer for One Football Fan