When the principal shareholder has a reported net worth of $6 billion, it probably shouldn't come as a surprise when one of his offspring — like Windstar Cruises — shows an anticipated increase in sales of 60 per cent increase during the first year of his ownership. In such frugal economic times, somebody's doing something… Continue reading High-end Cruising, High-end Success
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Cruise Writer to Travel by Express
Our colleague Phil Reimer, he of Ports and Bows fame, left a few days ago for a rather exotic cruise…so exotic that it took him 24 hours just to get from home to the embarkation point. That would be Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, which seem to be in the middle of nowhere,… Continue reading Cruise Writer to Travel by Express
Breeze Coming Across Ocean
Etchings from our cruise notebook… * * * Somewhere in the warm waters of the Mediterranean today is the Carnival Breeze, embarking on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Launched in June, the Breeze will arrive in Miami two weeks from today to begin its life in the Mediterranean. Carnival's newest Fun Ship… Continue reading Breeze Coming Across Ocean
Carnival Making the Best of Sandy
If you like last-minute deals, if you're close enough that you can get to Baltimore by tomorrow and if you've always wanted to go on a cruise to nowhere…well, you can. The Carnival Pride spent the last three days in nowhere waters, which is to say sitting by the Baltimore cruise port and waiting… Continue reading Carnival Making the Best of Sandy
This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane
Get ready for the hurricane. Not Sandy, the "hurricane" of stories that we're going to hear from cruisers who have been stranded while trying to reach their ship, tossed around on ships, left at sea, compensated by airlines/cruise lines, not compensated by airlines/cruise lines, missed ports, missed ships, had their cruise shortened, had their cruise… Continue reading This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane