Cruising Notes on the Boats

The right price…………………………………………………………………….……$1,545 May 23, August 29, September 5 or 12, 2011: 8 days Ship: A Scenic Tours river ship Departure: Budapest to Nuremberg (or the reverse) Bonus: Price is per person but is a 2-for-1; all shore excursions and all gratuities included Contact: WOW Travel Deals * * * Just in case you didn’t… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats

Cruising Notes from the Boats

The right price………………………………………$1,409 January 17, 2012: 12 nights    Ship: Celebrity Silhouette Departure: Bayonne, New Jersey return Bonus: Balconies just $1,658 Contact: Celebrity Cruises * * * All of us who love cruising often wonder about how the “regular” ships from the big cruise lines compare to the luxury ships, when all the costs are added… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Boats

Celebrity Cruise Newsmaker of the Day

If you’re following the cruise news, you’re going to be reading everywhere today about Celebrity’s new ships. You’ll read that the Silhouette and the Reflection, still under construction, are going to carry more passengers than the three other Solstice Class ships. You’ll read that there are more amenities, more pool deck space, more lounge chairs… Continue reading Celebrity Cruise Newsmaker of the Day

Norwegian stepping up to the plate

We’d been gone a long time. Too long. Nobody who enjoys cruise ships as much as we do should ever have gone years between cruises, and we did. Norwegian brought us back. Two words was all it took to get us back on board — freestyle dining. NCL calls it Freestyle Cruising now (the capitals,… Continue reading Norwegian stepping up to the plate

Cruising Notes on the Boats

THE RIGHT PRICE…………………….$399 November 6, 2010: 7 days, Eastern Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale round-trip Note: Oceanview also starts at $399, verandah at $599 Ports: Turks and Caicos; San Juan, PR; St. Thomas, VI;  Half Moon Cay, Bahamas Ship: ms Eurodam Contact: Holland America * * * The political upheaval in Ecuador this week is another reason… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats