Ever wonder about theme cruises? You know, cruises where you can rub elbows and shake hands with a celebrity, or with somebody who did. Cruises where you learn astronomy, scrap-booking or weight-loss from an expert. Cruises where you can listen to old ballplayers tell stories, or old doo-woppers doo-wop. Well, theme cruises aren’t going to… Continue reading Just Another Reason to Cruise
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A Little Privacy, a Lot of $$$
What price privacy? Lots of people go on cruises because they like the social atmosphere. New friends and new adventures. Lots of people like the idea of dining in a group. A chance for everyone to taste everybody else’s main course, perhaps. Not us. So when Crystal Cruises announced the opportunity for its passengers to… Continue reading A Little Privacy, a Lot of $$$
Cruises to Bridge Entertainment Gap
Put these words together. Cruise ship. Bridge. What do you get? A visit to the bridge of a cruise ship, of course. Passengers often get the opportunity as part of a ship’s tour. Lucky passengers sometimes get the chance to be there when a ship is arriving at or leaving a port. It’s an exhilarating… Continue reading Cruises to Bridge Entertainment Gap
Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………..$419 December 5, 2010: Miami (return) to Western Caribbean 7 days Ship: Carnival Valor Contact: carnival.com * * * Somebody’s standing behind one of us (that would be Bob) when he steps on the scales. A Holland America spokesman, John Primeau, says that the typical cruise passenger gains one pound a day on cruises… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$2,695 April 10, April 17, 2011: Los Angeles to Vancouver (or return), 7 nights Bonus: 2-for-1 offer; $500 shipboard credit; free air from 20 cities Ship: Crystal Symphony (below) Contact: Crystal Cruises * * * Crystal’s also in the news this week — at least in our news — for moving further along… Continue reading Notes on the Boats