It was the year that… • Oasis of the Seas was replaced as the “biggest ship in the world” by Allure of the Seas, which won the competition by one-fifth of an inch, or five millimeters — the fact is the two Royal Caribbean siblings are identical in size when it comes to the number… Continue reading Some highlights from Cruise Year 2010
Tag: New cruise ships
Br-r-r…the Frigid Side of Cruising
The ice and snow you’re looking at in this photo is on a cruise ship. A cruise ship that made a wrong turn perhaps? Don’t they all follow the sun, or at least the warm? The ice and snow you’re looking at in this photo is on a Disney cruise ship. Okay, who said Snow… Continue reading Br-r-r…the Frigid Side of Cruising
Celebrity Cruise Newsmaker of the Day
If you’re following the cruise news, you’re going to be reading everywhere today about Celebrity’s new ships. You’ll read that the Silhouette and the Reflection, still under construction, are going to carry more passengers than the three other Solstice Class ships. You’ll read that there are more amenities, more pool deck space, more lounge chairs… Continue reading Celebrity Cruise Newsmaker of the Day
Big Screen, Big Sky, Big Hit
The arrival of our 42-inch LCD HD XYZ PTF JGT TV (maybe I have too many acronyms in there) was the day we had it all when it came to watching television. For Bob, watching football on a screen THAT big with a picture THAT sharp with the usual snacks and nobody between him and… Continue reading Big Screen, Big Sky, Big Hit
Breakfast Epic With The Little People
When childhood is such a distant memory, you tend to lose touch with reality. That many years ago, Nick Tunes would have been a gangster from Brooklyn, or somewhere. Calling me Sponge Bob might have insulted my boyhood and led to a scrap. It would never have occurred to anyone to have banana pancakes, let… Continue reading Breakfast Epic With The Little People