We won't tell you how many years it took us to discover Bermuda, other than to say "a lot." Our first trip there was on a cruise ship, earlier this year. As a tourist destination, Bermuda has been around for a few hundred years…or just a little longer than we have. Now, and this… Continue reading Cruise numbers continue to grow in Bermuda
Tag: Royal Caribbean
Monday Night Football — not the REAL Attraction
Princess Cruises is promoting the fact that passengers can now watch Monday Night Football on 11 of its ships, all of them with U.S.-based departures. Watching NFL games on a big screen on a cruise ship is nothing new. The first time for us was a game between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. It… Continue reading Monday Night Football — not the REAL Attraction
Rhapsody of the Seas…is this music to its ears?
You have to wonder what Rhapsody of the Seas thinks about this: In 2015, Royal Caribbean is sending it to Turkey instead of Alaska. Did anybody ask the ship how it feels about sacrificing a summer in The Inside Passage for a summer in Istanbul? Furthermore…. Two lengthy cruises that were scheduled before it even… Continue reading Rhapsody of the Seas…is this music to its ears?
Teams and Cruise Lines: Is There an End Game?
Okay, does the cruise industry understand what it's getting itself into here? Earlier this year, Celebrity became the official cruise line of the Boston Red Sox. Then, Norwegian adopted the New York Knicks. Now, it's Carnival and the New Orleans Saints. Do cruise lines have any idea of many of "them" there are compared to… Continue reading Teams and Cruise Lines: Is There an End Game?
Typhoon Haiyan Elicits Belated Response from Cruise Lines
All of us who've been on a major-market cruise ship have met and perhaps befriended somebody from the Philippines. Last Friday, Typhoon Haiyan wiped more than 1,800 Filipinos from the face of the earth and the death count is unquestionably going higher, ravaging extending families of many people who serve your meals, make your… Continue reading Typhoon Haiyan Elicits Belated Response from Cruise Lines