KAUAI — For people habitually accustomed to wine tasting and not particularly motivated by rum tasting, coffee tasting is the appropriate alternative on an island that has become known for the bean and the liquid it creates. Where better to do that than at an estate where four million coffee trees each produce a pound… Continue reading For Coffee Aficionados, More to Hawaii Than Kona
Tag: Shore excursions
Tips for Shore Stops on a Cruise That Includes Kauai
KAUAI — This is called research. Wouldn't you come to Kauai to dig up, along with some sand, information for a blog? Wouldn't you make a special trip down the road a few miles just to have a look at Pride of America, which would be called Hawaii's cruise ship if it didn't belong to… Continue reading Tips for Shore Stops on a Cruise That Includes Kauai
Impact of government shutdown possible glitch for cruise passengers this month
While you may already be weary of reading and hearing about the U.S. government shutdown, don't turn a blind eye or deaf ear to it if you're on a cruise ships in the next few weeks. It could — repeat, could — have an impact on your shore excursion should it happen to include a… Continue reading Impact of government shutdown possible glitch for cruise passengers this month
A Break for Taking Kids to Europe
Every parent knows kids aren't "free." Every cruise passenger has heard of a variety of "kids sail free" promotions. Royal Caribbean has a novel one. It's called "Kids Tour Free" and it's just what is implied. Shore excursions for kids 12 years and under — try and tell teenagers that they're "kids" — go… Continue reading A Break for Taking Kids to Europe
Change in Plans in Northern Ireland
With the number of places cruise ships visit, there's always a possibility one of them will be a trouble spot. Places like Northern Ireland. Specifically, Belfast. This week, passengers on the Caribbean Princess had their shore plans altered to avoid trouble (or possible trouble) between Irish nationalists and the police. When the dust settled, there… Continue reading Change in Plans in Northern Ireland