You know what they say about Texas? Whatever isn’t big is bigger. So if one king-sized ship called the Magic is big, imagine what two would be like. And so it is that the Disney Magic (big) and the Carnival Magic (bigger) will make their homes in Galveston. Is Galveston ready? Steps are being taken… Continue reading Galveston Preps for Double Magic
Tag: Carnival Ecstasy
Carnival's Fascinating Medicine Man
We often talk to doctors on cruise ships, fortunately not for the reasons most people talk to doctors. We enjoy meeting them because they bear an enormous responsibility — responding to the potential needs of thousands of people a week with no files charting their medical history — and because doctors are often more interesting… Continue reading Carnival's Fascinating Medicine Man
Cruise Ship Pilots — or Just Waldo
This is kind of a puzzle, which is why there are so many photos on today’s blog. In-house, we call it just a different version of Where’s Waldo? Surely, everybody has done — or tried to do — the jigsaw puzzle with nine million Waldos who all look the same. Whether you agree with our… Continue reading Cruise Ship Pilots — or Just Waldo
Carnival Captain Truly Man of the Sea
After meeting Carnival Captain Andrea Viacava, there was only one question on our minds. How can you not like this man? He’s a character. One of the things we discussed in a wide-ranging discussion on the bridge of the Ecstasy was navigation, and how he has seen it change over the years. “I started in… Continue reading Carnival Captain Truly Man of the Sea
Cruise Ships and Muster Stations
We’ve almost come to the conclusion that the mandatory muster station drills are in the same boat as the seat-belt drills on airplanes. Nobody’s listening, in part because most of the people have heard it all before, and know — or at least think they know — what to do in an emergency. The cruise… Continue reading Cruise Ships and Muster Stations