When the principal shareholder has a reported net worth of $6 billion, it probably shouldn't come as a surprise when one of his offspring — like Windstar Cruises — shows an anticipated increase in sales of 60 per cent increase during the first year of his ownership. In such frugal economic times, somebody's doing something… Continue reading High-end Cruising, High-end Success
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Breeze Coming Across Ocean
Etchings from our cruise notebook… * * * Somewhere in the warm waters of the Mediterranean today is the Carnival Breeze, embarking on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Launched in June, the Breeze will arrive in Miami two weeks from today to begin its life in the Mediterranean. Carnival's newest Fun Ship… Continue reading Breeze Coming Across Ocean
This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane
Get ready for the hurricane. Not Sandy, the "hurricane" of stories that we're going to hear from cruisers who have been stranded while trying to reach their ship, tossed around on ships, left at sea, compensated by airlines/cruise lines, not compensated by airlines/cruise lines, missed ports, missed ships, had their cruise shortened, had their cruise… Continue reading This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane
Pricing a Caribbean Cruise
Just on a whim, we decided on the weekend to see what you'd be looking at if you decided — on a whim — to escape the anticipated (and certain) blahs of winter and go on a Caribbean cruise. We discovered four cruise lines with almost the same cruises, so that we're not comparing… Continue reading Pricing a Caribbean Cruise
Oasis, Allure to get a sister?
It will soon be three years since Oasis of the Seas raised the bar on the size of cruise ships, by many hundreds of berths and millions of dollars. Perhaps like no other ship before it, Oasis became known as the "biggest cruise ship in the world" — a title other vessels have worn with… Continue reading Oasis, Allure to get a sister?