Cruise Transparency Reaches Shower

USA Today's cruise writer, Gene Sloan, authored a blog last week which began: "One of the best views from Celebrity Cruises' next ship, the 3,030-passenger Celebrity Reflection, will be from the shower of its top suite." Maybe he could also have written "of the shower." The shower, you see, overlooks everything and has see-through glass.… Continue reading Cruise Transparency Reaches Shower

Splendor in the Scores from CDC

Whether it's the fire on the Carnival Splendor, or the sinking of the Costa Concordia, bad news about cruise ships takes on a life of its own. Like the remains of a seafood dinner, its smell lingers and lingers until it becomes a stench. The ship, meanwhile, is forever infected. Its 15 minutes of fame… Continue reading Splendor in the Scores from CDC

New Ships: Celebrity Reflection

There will be eight new cruise ships launched this year, two of them refurbished ships that have been given new names. As 2012 gets underway, we’re giving you a snapshot of all of them… Launch date: October 12 Capacity: 3,052 Sister ships: Solstice, Equinox, Eclipse, Silhouette Maiden Voyage: Amsterdam Home Ports: Barcelona, Venice and Miami… Continue reading New Ships: Celebrity Reflection