In most of the continent, the refrain is the same these days. Heat wave. People are collapsing, even dying, from the high temperatures and suffocating heat. Air conditioners are working overtime. Everyone is looking for a place to go to escape. Like Hawaii. Hawaii? We live in a culture where a Hawaiian vacation is… Continue reading Where to Cruise to Escape Heat
Tag: Carnival Liberty
Cruise Things To Do and Not Do
Yesterday was the final round of the U.S. Open. It was also Father's Day. In other words, the right thing to do was give Bob the day off. So I did. That made it a good time to go into my notebook and extract some "do's" and "don'ts" about cruising… Do arrive early enough for… Continue reading Cruise Things To Do and Not Do
Carnival Liberty an hors d'oeuvre
Our cruise blog teammate Phil Reimer, who has been writing about ships and ports and the eateries and people on both, has spent this week on the Carnival Liberty. His impressions are posted daily on his cruise blog, portsandbows.com. The Liberty is the first Carnival ship to go 2.0. In Celebrity’s world, this is called… Continue reading Carnival Liberty an hors d'oeuvre
If You've Been Overeating on Cruises…
It’s not so long ago that when people talked about cruising, the quantity of food was at the top of the list. Not quality…quantity! Things have changed. On our last cruise, aboard the Coral Princess, we noticed the sensible size of dinner portions. Make no mistake…you can still eat as much as you like, but… Continue reading If You've Been Overeating on Cruises…