In wondering whether we'd be able to tell the difference between the Celebrity Reflection and the Eclipse, the only other Solstice Class ship we'd been on, we quickly realized the answer was in the measurements. The Reflection is 60 centimeters wider. Two feet. Cruisers who were on the Solstice, the five-year-old matriarch of the Class,… Continue reading No. 5 Reflects Best of Solstice
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Gavin MacLeod…aka Captain Stubing
Part 2: The Love Boat Years On the way to being captain of The Love Boat (in real life, the Pacific Princess), Gavin MacLeod was flown to Mexico for his first rendezvous with the ship. "They said we'd take my bags to the elevator," he remembers. "I said: 'Elevator?' I didn't even know there was… Continue reading Gavin MacLeod…aka Captain Stubing
Breaks Over for Littlest 'Norwegians'
Norwegian is getting some heat at Cruise Critic's message board for changing its policy about kids under the age of two. They used to be free, and now they're considered to be kids, period, so they will pay (well, their parents will pay) the same price as if they were all grown up (three).… Continue reading Breaks Over for Littlest 'Norwegians'
On Board with Bare Necessities
This is not designed to make any judgments about cruising in the nude (i.e. buff in the boat). It is not designed to make jokes like "If anyone is rude to you on a nude cruises, be the bigger person and turn the other cheek." It is not designed to infer that some cruise… Continue reading On Board with Bare Necessities