For the dinosaurs among us (who knew dinosaurs still existed?), "sustainable" is a 21st-century word whose meaning is, well, confusing. In fact, a study about the meaning this month showed that baby boomers are confused. We tend to think of it as a "healthy" word and, while it is that, it's much more. So when… Continue reading Sustainability On The Rivers Of America?
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MSC Revving Up The Battle Of Big Boats
In the cruise-ship world of big-bigger-biggest, MSC is getting into the game. The Italian-based cruise line — its acronym stands for Mediterranean Shipping Company — is adding two ships to the fleet over the next five years. One of them will be the biggest ship…drum roll, please…ever built by a European shipowner. Nobody's challenging Oasis… Continue reading MSC Revving Up The Battle Of Big Boats
Yee-haw! Cruisin' With Country Music
On Sunday night, we'll be watching one of our can't-miss shows on TV: the Academy of Country Music awards show…CBS, if you need to know. Maybe it's our demographics…maybe we're returning to some form of roots when we listed to what was called "cowboy music"…maybe we just like the sound. But we'll be there. We'd… Continue reading Yee-haw! Cruisin' With Country Music
Signs Of The Apocalypse…They're Everywhere!
Every week, the nation's best sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, prints what it calls "A Sign of the Apocalypse." Here's a couple of recent ones… Team Canada had a Molson beer refrigerator at its Olympic House that could only be opened by scanning a Canadian passport. In a promotional deal, Tonga's first Winter Olympian, luger Fuahea… Continue reading Signs Of The Apocalypse…They're Everywhere!
Cruise Port — Vancouver, Pretty As The Pictures
This week, we're featuring ports you may find on your cruise itinerary, to give you a snapshot of what it's like, what ships usually go there and what some of the options are once you get off the ship. Today it's Vancouver, British Columbia. It's unlikely you'll find a prettier port in which to arrive… Continue reading Cruise Port — Vancouver, Pretty As The Pictures