The first time we cruised to "Honduras" was about three years ago and the opportunity to do so was intriguing, since it was a country we had never visited…and it's always interesting to go somewhere new. Then we looked at a map. The ship — Norwegian's Epic — was visiting Roatan. Now technically, Roatan is… Continue reading New Caribbean Port Coming in 2014
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St. Thomas a Caribbean gem
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — On this day, there is a traffic jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. What's a traffic jam in the Virgin Islands? Six cruise ships in port at the same time. Thirty thousand visitors on the roads of St. Thomas or the streets of its capital, Charlotte Amalie. In other words,… Continue reading St. Thomas a Caribbean gem
The Booming 'Other' Kind of Cruising
Our first experience of "river cruising" consists of a week on the Midi Canal in the south of France on a 27-foot "ship" with a crew of two, neither of whom knew much about how to steer a vessel in the water, never mind negotiate the 64 locks that lay ahead of us. Oh yes,… Continue reading The Booming 'Other' Kind of Cruising
The Queen, Olympics and…Breakaway?
The Norwegian Breakaway arrives in Bermuda today, its first port on its first cruise, and we're hoping Richard Janicki is on the ship. Who's Richard Janicki? He is a Norwegian employee, a hotel director, whom we happened to meet when we were last on the Epic. He's an interesting guy and — here's the reason… Continue reading The Queen, Olympics and…Breakaway?
Breakaway's Inaugural Not SRO
Tomorrow, the Norwegian Breakaway embarks on a pre-inaugural cruise. That's a cruise for travel agents and media, to give them a change to preview the new ship. On Sunday, it's the inaugural cruise. The first time the general public has a chance to sail on the ship. The breaking of the Breakaway's maiden, as… Continue reading Breakaway's Inaugural Not SRO