Analysis of a Good Deal in Cruising

Every day, five days a week for the past few years, we have researched and provided you with what we call our “Daily Deal (see below).” But what’s a deal? Whether you’re going on a cruise, buying a house or shopping for bananas, there are bargains…and there are bargains. But with cruises, what’s the deal?… Continue reading Analysis of a Good Deal in Cruising

The Astronaut's Grand Turk home

GRAND TURK — Where else would you expect to find John Glenn but standing on a beach in the Caribbean? After all, the famous astronaut-cum-senator has put in his time and deserves to be, at 93, where the sun shines and the fresh ocean breeze makes it feel like paradise. That place is Grand Turk,… Continue reading The Astronaut's Grand Turk home

Norwegian's All-Inclusive Cost Confusing

Norwegian’s often first with innovations and this month brings another one: A new twist on an all-inclusive cruise package. It’s available on all Norwegian ships but Pride of America in 2015, but bookings must be made by August 29. Also excluded are European and United Kingdom cruises. The cruise line is quick to point out… Continue reading Norwegian's All-Inclusive Cost Confusing

What Can Happen With Death At Sea

Not that there’s ever anything funny about death at sea, but here are three situations that are…well, unusual…that we have picked up in our travels (names of individuals and cruise lines not included): * * * A family of four is on a cruise from New York to Bermuda. The father has a heart attack… Continue reading What Can Happen With Death At Sea

Lessons All-round On Carnival Cruise

Even in this electronic age, books are valuable. Good books, that is. You read it, you pass it along, and somebody else reads it. The chain continues and with each passage of literature comes education…especially for kids, especially for kids who don’t have books. Literacy is supported in many places. On Sunday, when the Carnival… Continue reading Lessons All-round On Carnival Cruise