In China, there are plans to build a "super cruise liner." It will likely be accompanied by a new cruise terminal and shipping business center, all of which will cost several billion yuan — or about $3 billion. What's interesting about this item is the perception. The 100,000-ton luxury cruise ship, which will take about… Continue reading A Chinese Ship to be Super?
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Olympics of the Sea on Oasis
When the Olympic Games open tomorrow, there will be advertising connected to the Games — advertisers pay big bucks for that — and there will be what could be called "Off Olympics" advertising. These are advertisers who are linked by association, and benefit accordingly. The linkage is informal and unofficial — that usually means… Continue reading Olympics of the Sea on Oasis
Two Shore Excursions, Two Accidents
Earlier this month, a cruise passenger died when his kayak overturned on a shore excursion on Mendenhall Lake in Alaska. He was a passenger on Rhapsody of the Seas, but it was not a Royal Caribbean shore excursion. It was a private excursion…in fact, the Texas man and his friends rented the kayaks on their… Continue reading Two Shore Excursions, Two Accidents
La Spezia to be Popular Cruise Port
How do people who spend as much time as they can on cruise ships stumble of a new port? Funny you should ask. The port is La Spezia and, as you can probably tell from the sound, it's in Italy. Yes, we did stumble on what we now think is going to be a… Continue reading La Spezia to be Popular Cruise Port
S.S. Coachella a Sign of the Times?
For many music lovers, the days of attending "festivals" are over. For us, it happened a couple of years ago when we spent about $200 to sit in the great outdoors, munching on over-priced cold dogs and drinking watered-downed soda, while straining to hear the music over mindless screeches of the groupies around us… Continue reading S.S. Coachella a Sign of the Times?