The die is cast. The combatants have been chosen. The dates have been more or less chosen. Mano-a-mano…or shipo-a-shipo. The Norwegian Breakaway vs the Anthem of the Seas. The Battle of The Apple. That would be the big one, as in New York. Now that Royal Caribbean has made it official that Anthem of the… Continue reading Man The Cannons For Two-Ship Standoff
Tag: Royal Caribbean
A Quantum Leap From April 2014
It was just one year ago. In New York City, home to Quantum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean unveiled its newest and greatest ship at a press conference. The head honchos from the cruise line, Richard Fain and Adam Goldstein, were there. So was Kristin Chenoweth, the new ship's Godmother-to-be. There was one word on… Continue reading A Quantum Leap From April 2014
Carnival Live Series Already A Hit
If our memories are as good as we hope they are, it was Royal Caribbean that first started flying performers (Taylor Swift, Martina McBride) in for a concert on the ship while in a port. Norwegian picked up on it (Rascall Flatts). Now, Carnival has take the concept to a new level. The Carnival Live… Continue reading Carnival Live Series Already A Hit
Norwegian Kicks In For Soccer Faithful
Those of us who live in North America may find this hard to believe, but there are people who would pass up going on a cruise because of soccer. Football…baseball…basketball… even hockey…we'd get that. But soccer? It is known as the world's game, probably because it's played more than any other game world-wide, and every… Continue reading Norwegian Kicks In For Soccer Faithful
Cruising Suffering From Norovirus, Too
We know people on cruise ships can be sick of being sick. Can it be that cruise-blog readers are sick of reading stories about people being sick on ships? Here we go again… On almost the same day that passengers and crew on the Crown Princess were reported to be suffering from norovirus, a Harris… Continue reading Cruising Suffering From Norovirus, Too