WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO — Never having visited this part of the Caribbean before, our maiden voyage on the Carnival Freedom was fascinating, in part because of a tip from a fellow member of the cruise media. Nancy Schretter of the Family Travel Network suggested — no, insisted — that we visit Kura Hulanda Museum in the… Continue reading A 'Must-See' Museum In Willemstad
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Lifeboat Fatality Raises A Question
There was a bad cruise-ship accident a couple of weeks ago. It was on the Coral Princess, a ship we cruised on a couple of years ago. It involved a lifeboat, perhaps one that was on the Coral Princess a couple of years ago. Two crew members fell into the water inside a lifeboat. One… Continue reading Lifeboat Fatality Raises A Question
Cruise Comedy Not For Curmudgeons!
On the weekend, we had friends visiting us right after they spent a few nights in Las Vegas — a few nights in Vegas is usually enough for anybody — and they told us about a comedian they’d gone to see. Las Vegas is, of course, filled with comedians. Some of them are even funny.… Continue reading Cruise Comedy Not For Curmudgeons!
An Epic Journey Ending In Caribbean
Barnacled and bruised, and beleaguered since birth, the Norwegian Epic is riding off into the sunset next spring. Perhaps the sun will be kinder to the big ship in Barcelona because, on this side of the ocean, the sun appears to have done melanoma-like damage. Among the critics, that is. The Epic arrived in New… Continue reading An Epic Journey Ending In Caribbean
Lego Latest Lure To Go Cruising
It was just a few years ago that we bought Lego for our eldest child for Christmas. So it’s “just a few years” later that we’re buying Lego for our granddaughter for her birthday this month (but don’t tell her). Is there anything in life that’s more permanent and more durable than Lego? That’s what… Continue reading Lego Latest Lure To Go Cruising