We’re not exactly reality TV people. To us, reality meant non-fiction. A good book maybe…a biography. Real life, right? Then along came “reality TV” for which there was originally no definition. The next thing we knew, people were doing all kinds of bizarre things in the name of competition and calling it “reality TV.” Reality?… Continue reading Kevin Sheehan: NCL's Uncovered Boss
Tag: Norwegian
The Long and Short of Short Cruises
Having just completed a 4-day cruise on the Norwegian Sky, we thought it would be worth providing some insight on such “short” cruises. Everybody has different reasons for squeezing a cruising experience into three or four days: 1. It’s an introduction for anyone professing to dislike cruising without ever having been on a cruise. 2.… Continue reading The Long and Short of Short Cruises
Cruising Notes from the Norwegian Sky
The right price……………………………………………………………..……$3,088 April 3, 2011: 23 days Ship: Queen Mary 2 Departure: Dubai to New York Ports: Safaga (for Luxor/Karnak), Sharm el Sheikh, Suez (for Cairo/Giza), Port Said, Rome (Civitavecchia), Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Southampton Bonus: The historic meeting of Cunard’s three Queens (Elizabeth, Victoria) at the Statue of Liberty at prices that are up… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Norwegian Sky
Nassau More than Walk in a Park
NASSAU, Bahamas — As concierges go, Ana Maria Telea is high on our list. She works on the water (Norwegian Sky), but she knows a lot about walking. Probably not on water. Faced with the prospect of snuba diving, scuba diving, even snorkeling, off-roading or deep-sea fishing from this Bahamian port, we chose walking. Ana… Continue reading Nassau More than Walk in a Park
Trying to Bridge the Generation Gap
ON BOARD THE NORWEGIAN SKY… Captain Roger Gustavsen remembers the day his mother watched him at the helm of the Norwegian Dream. It was in the Kiel Canal, the busiest man-made waterway in the world that cuts through northern Germany and connects the Baltic Sea with the North Sea. The Dream was the fourth of… Continue reading Trying to Bridge the Generation Gap