This is kind of a puzzle, which is why there are so many photos on today’s blog. In-house, we call it just a different version of Where’s Waldo? Surely, everybody has done — or tried to do — the jigsaw puzzle with nine million Waldos who all look the same. Whether you agree with our… Continue reading Cruise Ship Pilots — or Just Waldo
Tag: Carnival
Magic Right Word for this Godmother
This is a nice story. It’s about Lindsey Wilkerson. Until yesterday, we had no idea who Lindsey Wilkerson was, or is. Until today, you probably didn’t either. She is going to be the Godmother of Carnival’s Magic at its ceremonial baptism in Venice, three weeks from Sunday. She has a greater calling in life. A… Continue reading Magic Right Word for this Godmother
Playing Games with Baseball Names
By our count, there are only four major league baseball teams with names that form a natural connection to the sea — Marlins, Devil Rays, Mariners and Pirates. A natural connection should make for a natural association with a cruise line. One team already has it. One is thinking about it. The other two don’t… Continue reading Playing Games with Baseball Names
Magical Times for Gulf of Mexico Port
There’s really only one word for what’s going on in Galveston these days. Magic. Five months ago, when we sailed on the Carnival Ecstasy from the south Texas port, there were three cruise ships that called Galveston home, with combined space for 8,722 passengers. By next year, there will be five ships. Passenger total: 14,998.… Continue reading Magical Times for Gulf of Mexico Port
Stop the presses, stop the presses…
Five news bulletins from the cruise world… Charlie Sheen is offering to take all those who applied for a job as his intern on a one-week Royal Caribbean cruise as long as they are under the age of 30, wear bikinis well and are open-minded about open relationships. Moammar Gadhafi has dipped into his loose… Continue reading Stop the presses, stop the presses…