Rightly or wrongly, Holland America is often referred to as the cruise line for "older folks." This is a sensitive accusation, of course, because no cruise line wants to be exclusively for retirees and no retirees want to be labelled as passengers on floating seniors centers, as such ships could sarcastically be labelled. So how… Continue reading Dancing Stars Coming Out on Holland America
Tag: Theme cruises
Eating Healthy on a Cruise? There's a Challenge!
Cruise lines are always looking for an excuse to promote a cruise (it's called marketing 101) but it's not always one that could be described as good for your health. Especially if it involves Valentine's Day. Boxes of chocolates. Rich desserts. Pile of the frosting. Candies galore. Not to mention washing it all down with… Continue reading Eating Healthy on a Cruise? There's a Challenge!
Red Sox and Celebrity Celebrating
You could say Celebrity Cruises knew something last spring when it became the "official cruise line" of the Boston Red Sox or, if you are cynical, you could say Celebrity was playing the sympathy card by attaching itself to a city in mourning from the murders at the Marathon…unlikely because such co-promotions don't usually happen… Continue reading Red Sox and Celebrity Celebrating
One for The Ridiculist
We don't know how many of you watch Anderson Cooper on CNN, but we often do so we're familiar with the punctuation mark for each of his shows. It's called The Ridiculist. Given that it's self-explanatory, we have a submission… An Italian husband and wife booked a cruise from Rome to Barcelona, on a cruise… Continue reading One for The Ridiculist
Half-price…free wine…Kenny Loggins…
We don't normally devote an entire blog to touting a cruise that might interest you, but today we have one that's too good to pass up. It's a Caribbean cruise for seven days but here are the highlights that make it unique: • $500 per person for an inside room (double occupancy of course) •… Continue reading Half-price…free wine…Kenny Loggins…