​News item from Cruise Critic: Two Port of Miami security guards were arrested this month for stealing from cruise ship passengers, then selling the items. As reported by the Miami New Times, the guards were arrested after police reviewed footage showing one of the suspects taking an iPad from a passenger's bag after it was… Continue reading So Who Is Watching the Carry-on Bags When Passengers Go Through Security?
Tag: West Coast Cruises
Change of Attire for Meeting a Queen
I think Cunard is getting ready for me. A product of the sixties — well, just in some ways — I've never really been a dress-up kind of guy. I've never owned a tuxedo. At our wedding, I wore a royal blue jacket and striped pants…or trousers, as they would say in Cunard speak. I… Continue reading Change of Attire for Meeting a Queen
Carnival to Mexico…er, Ensenada
Cruise ships were leaving Mexico with reckless abandon over the past couple of years, thanks mainly to growing criminal issues in the country, and now Carnival is going back. Well, sort of. Next month, the freshly-refurbished Carnival Imagination will begin sailing 3-and-4-day cruises from Long Beach to Ensenada, Mexico. This does not mean a return… Continue reading Carnival to Mexico…er, Ensenada
Towel Power Growing on Ships
Here's a cute little item that may come in handy the next time you're faced with trying to buy something for that person…you know, the one who has everything: Make them a towel. If you've been on cruise ships — and you surely have or you wouldn't likely be reading this — then you have… Continue reading Towel Power Growing on Ships