Escape For Smallest Of Passengers

Once there was a time when nary a baby’s cry nor a dirty diaper would be found on a cruise ship. Children that young were neither seen nor heard because, frankly, when parents went on cruises it was to be an escape. Ironically, the Escape not only embraces little ones, it markets them. That’s the… Continue reading Escape For Smallest Of Passengers

From Something Bad, Something Good

In the interests of balanced reporting or commentary, here’s a good and bad (or bad and good) item about cruise ship safety. Bad… The captain of the late Costa Concordia is on trial right now, and that revives the memories of the tragedy off the island of Giglio on Friday the 13th almost three years… Continue reading From Something Bad, Something Good

Company For World's Top Cruise Ports

Miami…Fort Lauderdale…Port Rashid… Notice the apparent disconnect? Well, not so fast. The acknowledged kinds of cruise ports are  Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Proven to send more than eight million people off on their favorite cruise ships every year. Gateways to the Caribbean, primarily, and that’s still where most people go on their first cruise. Also… Continue reading Company For World's Top Cruise Ports

Cruise Line Captures Cool Idea

In case you missed the memo, Frozen is hot. That’s Frozen the movie, plus all the merchandise that comes with it …can you say “What’s under the Christmas tree this year?” In fact, Frozen is so hot that it’s on the high seas, in a way. The one-year-old movie that appeals to all-year-olds is not… Continue reading Cruise Line Captures Cool Idea

Cruise Critic Editors' Best Of…Cruising

  Anybody who has been on more than a few cruises is inevitably going to be asked: “What’s your favorite…ship…destination…cruise…port…activity…restaurant…?” There are no correct answers, given that everybody’s cruising taste is different in every area. Sometimes, it’s incredible how much stock all of us put in recommendations of others, qualified or not. Cruise passengers pay… Continue reading Cruise Critic Editors' Best Of…Cruising