If you’ve read the Berlitz Handbook to Cruising, which has been around since before Maria Sharapova arrived and Roy Orbison left, you may already know what PSR means. Whether you know or not, maybe a refresher course is in order, as it was for us. The object is to tell you which ships are the… Continue reading Cruise Calculations in Your Space?
Tag: Celebrity Eclipse
Celebrity Word: A Meaning all its Own
You won’t find the word “solsticizing” in the dictionary, but you will find it in the cruise world. It’s right there under “Celebrity” and it has become a verb for those of us who write about cruise ships. By this time next year, Celebrity will have “Solsticized” (it is a mouthful, isn’t it?) three more… Continue reading Celebrity Word: A Meaning all its Own
Cruise Clear Thinking in Cloudy Time
And this is why cruise lines, as with other businesses, hire companies to handle public relations… Just over a year ago, six months of planning was about to reach a climax with the launch of the new Celebrity Eclipse in Southampton, an hour south of London. Coincidentally, the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland… Continue reading Cruise Clear Thinking in Cloudy Time
Catch This Cruise Lecturer When You Can
One of the most fascinating people we have met on a cruise ship is a Jersey-born Brit who has the ability to captivate an audience with a one-man show that looks good enough to be on Broadway. By the way, a “Jersey-born Brit” is someone who has a British accent despite his origins in New… Continue reading Catch This Cruise Lecturer When You Can
Cruise Directors, Caffeine Don't Mix
Que Hundermark would be from South Africa if he hadn’t spent the last 15 years in 76 countries arranging for and providing entertainment for everyone from a sheikh in Dubai to a customer on a cruise ship. He is a Cruise Director, which means he’s always happy because his job is to make sure everyone… Continue reading Cruise Directors, Caffeine Don't Mix