We watched a documentary on Magic Johnson the other night that was moving, not because he had been such a great basketball player but because of the impact he has had on raising money for — and acceptance of — people with the HIV virus. The documentary was well done, but more importantly, it made… Continue reading Fund Raising 'Magic' for cruising, too
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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'
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
Fireworks on Deck at Disney
It's on days like today that Disney can be happy it's Disney. No other cruise line is able to have fireworks displays at sea, and today is the Fourth of July, if you hadn't noticed. Disney Cruise Line wanted — and received — permission for fireworks to tie in with its Pirate Night, a… Continue reading Fireworks on Deck at Disney
Disney Wonder: Movies and Answers
Today's kids might not be able to identify with this, but "ratatouille" is an Occitan dish, which means it's from the south of France, and it's made of stewed vegetables that when all is said and done is called Ratatouille Nicoise. In other words, the original doesn't come from Disney, or even Pixar, and it's… Continue reading Disney Wonder: Movies and Answers