Nowadays, most of us don't remember World War II. It's a horror story told to us in books, or movies or if we were fortunate (bold) enough to ask in conversations with fathers or uncles or older friends who saw it first hand. One of the things they would all say is: "Never forget."… Continue reading Cruising to Beaches of Normandy
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A First Among Theme Cruises
Photo by Beau Hudspeth Not to be insensitive, but now there is a totally new meaning to the expression: "Good Grief!" Once meant to express surprise, these days it applies to dealing with "grief" in a "good" way…such as going on a cruise. But not just any cruise. The noted grief therapist Edy Nathan is… Continue reading A First Among Theme Cruises
Batter Up for the Celebrity Sox
I love cruising. I love baseball. When Celebrity announced yesterday that it's now the "official cruise line of the Boston Red Sox", for me there was only one thing I didn't like about it. Wrong Sox. When I was a still a second-grader, my parents took me to Chicago (Palatine, Ill. actually) and introduced me… Continue reading Batter Up for the Celebrity Sox
Two Tastes of River Cruising
This isn't a commercial (like "Like Milk?")… Like jazz? Like lobster? If — like us — your answer is "yes" then American Cruise Lines has an inviting dilemma for you. Actually, one of the "invitings" is the Queen of the Mississippi, and don't take that the wrong way. She's a river cruise ship and in… Continue reading Two Tastes of River Cruising
Cruise Clientele Luck of the Draw?
A few years ago we were on the Carnival Ecstasy and noticed there was a wedding party on board. It's fairly typical for Carnival to have a lot of parties on its ships, wedding and otherwise, so it came as no surprise that a young couple decided to tie the knot on a ship. On… Continue reading Cruise Clientele Luck of the Draw?