If you were among the millions of viewers who watched the Super Bowl yesterday, chances are that you saw Carnival’s commercial. Whether it gets many votes in the Super Bowl ad polls or not, it could surely win an “unexpected” award. The voiceover by JFK…really? Something good about having “salt” and “water” together? A… Continue reading Carnival A Super Bowl Winner, Too?
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That’s A Million For New Orleans
Photo by Win Henderson In Texas, the battle cry has for 180 years been “Remember The Alamo.” In New Orleans, for the last decade (10 years in August), it has been “Remember Katrina.” Remember, indeed. Close to 2,000 people died. Waves 20 feet high crashed into the Louisiana seaport. The world watched in horror as… Continue reading That’s A Million For New Orleans
Making Ships Bigger: Hull Of A Job
Let’s say you own a cruise line and the smallest ships in your fleet have become, in this age of giant cruise ships, just too small. So you’re faced with a competitive choice. You sell them and hope when the euros or dollars settle, there are enough of them to help finance four bigger ships.… Continue reading Making Ships Bigger: Hull Of A Job
Disney Launching ‘Frozen’ At Sea
The first time we watched the Disney movie Frozen — when you have a three-year-old granddaughter you tend to watch things like this more than once — it was obvious to us that it was destined to be a stage show. Now it is…in a way. The stage show isn’t on Broadway, nor in London,… Continue reading Disney Launching ‘Frozen’ At Sea
Cruise For Football Fan With Heart
While everybody’s talking about deflated footballs, in advance of the Super Bowl, are you interested in a tale of inflated sportsmanship? If so, read on… After the Seattle Seahawks won their trip to Phoenix for Sunday’s big game, one of their fans (PJ LeDorze) noticed a disconsolate Green Bay Packers fan outside Seattle’s CenturyLink Field.… Continue reading Cruise For Football Fan With Heart