It seems like every time we turn around, we’re finding yet another person (or couple) who has discovered what great value cruising is, in general. The latest came during a weekend visit to friends who just completed their second cruise, and these “newbies” are grandparents of seven. After two cruises, they’re committed. Yesterday, this trend… Continue reading Good Times For Cruise Business
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Eclectic Entertainment on the Escape
Like we always told our kids through their teenage years, nothing good happens “after midnight.” Today, we are making a public retraction. On the Norwegian Escape, which will be the cruise line’s 14th ship when it arrives in November, two Broadway musicals will be added to the entertainment for which Norwegian is so well-known and… Continue reading Eclectic Entertainment on the Escape
A Time For Change In Cozumel
We were in a meeting yesterday, called to discuss the time change in Cozumel, one of our favorite cruise ports. Since there were only two people attending, there wasn’t a lot of debate…only a lot of explaining so that one of us (ahem) could understand what was going on here. On the first of… Continue reading A Time For Change In Cozumel
Dynamic Dining’s Classic Change
You may recall that we wrote last summer (okay, we hope you recall that we wrote last summer) how something had to change with the dining rooms on Allure of the Seas, then Royal Caribbean’s newest ship. Our reasoning (in the unlikely event that you have forgotten) was that when you have two traditional dining… Continue reading Dynamic Dining’s Classic Change
If Sick, May It Be On A Cruise Ship
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been at least three reports of airlifting cruise passengers from ships for medical reasons…obviously emergencies. A week ago, on the Carnival Triumph, an eight-month-old baby was having seizures and had to be airlifted to Houston. Earlier in the month, a 51-year-old woman on the Carnival Magic was… Continue reading If Sick, May It Be On A Cruise Ship