Give Carnival at least a "B" for imagination in announcing that its newest ship, due in 2016, will be called Vista. That makes Carnival first to the Vista well of names. This is an age when cruise lines sometimes appear to be running out of names. Witness Norwegian, using contests to ask passengers for proposing… Continue reading Carnival Latest: What's In A Name?
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Royal Caribbean — No Gamble Here
Employees in the cruise industry know you can go from the bottom to the top if you play your cards right, and nobody knows that better than Dean Bailey. He is part of the management team in Royal Caribbean, most recently as hotel director on Explorer of the Seas. In the beginning, he was a… Continue reading Royal Caribbean — No Gamble Here
Spillage on a Ship — a Dilemma?
Before you start accusing us of wining about wining, the following is not a complaint, just an observation. During one of our cruises this month, we did what we usually do with wine. In our bags were three nice bottles. They didn't make it through the scanner, as we expected they wouldn't, so we happily paid… Continue reading Spillage on a Ship — a Dilemma?
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
Building in Bridgetown Getting It
Under the heading of "build it and they will come" there's another state-of-the-art terminal expansion soon to be underway, this one in Bridgetown, Barbados. In other words, they get it. As cruise ships have become not just larger but also more accommodating to their passengers, ports are constantly facing upgrading. Disembarking from a ship… Continue reading Building in Bridgetown Getting It