Cruising Notes on the Boats

Ship: Norwegian Pearl, 7 days, Seattle to Glacier Bay, Alaska (round trip) Departures: May 15 and selected dates Ports: Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Victoria Price: Inside staterooms $699 Bonus: Upgrade — Oceanview at $849 upgraded to balcony Contact: Norwegian Cruise Line * * * The world’s most prolific cruise blogger, certainly in terms of word count,… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats

Cruising with Care for Handicapped

Full disclosure: If what you are about to read sounds like a plug for the company involved, it isn’t intended. We do not know the company or the principals. We personally have not used the company’s product (thank goodness). Our cousins have, and that’s the reason we’re passing along their endorsement. The company is called… Continue reading Cruising with Care for Handicapped

Cruising Notes on the Boats

The right price…………………………………………………………………….……$449 February/March/April 2011: 7 nights Ship: Celebrity Summit Departure: San Juan, Puerto Rico Ports: Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada, Tobago Bonus: Oceanview $499 Contact: cruises.orbitz.com * * * When Jimmy Buffett took a header off the stage in Australia the other night, the gasp from our resident Parrothead was likely heard in… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats

The Big Ships: One Captain's View

One of the nagging questions in our collective minds as we peer over the horizon of the cruise world has to do with the size of ships. What’s next? Is bigger better? How big is too big? Now that ships are becoming destinations in themselves, could they become just destinations? Royal Caribbean’s two sailing monsters,… Continue reading The Big Ships: One Captain's View

Fore! Here's a Jolly Good Cruise Plan

Let’s face it. In many households, “golf” is THE four-letter word. It can be embraced by the male, despised by the female. In the man’s perfect world, it would be a shared passion. In many households, “cruise” can also be a four-letter word, if you know what I mean. It can be embraced by the… Continue reading Fore! Here's a Jolly Good Cruise Plan