Three items we thought would be of interest as you head into the weekend… * * * Royal Caribbean is giving everyone a chance to win "your vacation of a lifetime" by answering four harmless questions online and giving the cruise line your email address. What, exactly, is your vacation of a lifetime? To Royal… Continue reading Cruise Trips of a Lifetime?
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Change of Attire for Meeting a Queen
I think Cunard is getting ready for me. A product of the sixties — well, just in some ways — I've never really been a dress-up kind of guy. I've never owned a tuxedo. At our wedding, I wore a royal blue jacket and striped pants…or trousers, as they would say in Cunard speak. I… Continue reading Change of Attire for Meeting a Queen
Memories, a Photograph and Dick Irvin
One of the nice people in the world is Dick Irvin, Jr., who was a long-time encyclopedic broadcaster and author specializing in pro hockey, which he didn't play but which his father coached (read: Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks). While we are fortunate to be his friends, the reason you're reading about… Continue reading Memories, a Photograph and Dick Irvin
Royal Baby Heads-up for Cunard?
Maybe Cunard knew all along about the Royal Baby. Maybe somebody in the palace tipped off the famous cruise line that the Duchess of Cambridge was with child. Maybe that's why the announcement that Will and Kate were going to be parents came a few days AFTER Cunard's announcement about the Duchess of Cornwall, who… Continue reading Royal Baby Heads-up for Cunard?
Queen Elizabeth 2: At Last A Plan
In Sierra Leone, there is a quay known as QE2. In Ontario, there is a park called QE2. In Great Britain, there is a thoroughbred stakes race that goes by the QE2. And just down the roadway from there in Buckingham Palace is the real QE2…Queen Elizabeth herself. But for cruisers, there can only be… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth 2: At Last A Plan