The first four-letter word that comes with going on a cruise is food. There is always so much of it, day and night, that the suspicion is everybody who goes on a cruise comes back a different size, and the tailoring of clothes requires extra material. There is another side to the story of food… Continue reading Cruising and Food Can Be a Challenge
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La Spezia to be Popular Cruise Port
How do people who spend as much time as they can on cruise ships stumble of a new port? Funny you should ask. The port is La Spezia and, as you can probably tell from the sound, it's in Italy. Yes, we did stumble on what we now think is going to be a… Continue reading La Spezia to be Popular Cruise Port
Queen Elizabeth 2: At Last A Plan
In Sierra Leone, there is a quay known as QE2. In Ontario, there is a park called QE2. In Great Britain, there is a thoroughbred stakes race that goes by the QE2. And just down the roadway from there in Buckingham Palace is the real QE2…Queen Elizabeth herself. But for cruisers, there can only be… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth 2: At Last A Plan
Celebrity Chefs on Land and Sea
What's cookin' in cruisin'…are celebrity chefs. On the same day, two major cruise lines were promoting associations with celebrity cooks. Actually, only one was a celebrity cook, the other a celebrity chef. Sounds like splitting pasta hairs to me. In both cases, your taste buds will have to wait. Royal Caribbean is engaging the… Continue reading Celebrity Chefs on Land and Sea
Where to Cruise to Escape Heat
In most of the continent, the refrain is the same these days. Heat wave. People are collapsing, even dying, from the high temperatures and suffocating heat. Air conditioners are working overtime. Everyone is looking for a place to go to escape. Like Hawaii. Hawaii? We live in a culture where a Hawaiian vacation is… Continue reading Where to Cruise to Escape Heat