THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$469 September 18: New Orleans return, 7 nights, Carnival Triumph Bonus: free upgrade within cabin type, some discounts for 55+ and past guests Contact: VacationsToGo * * * Here’s one of those right-place-right-time stories… A passenger on Royal Caribbean‘s Oasis of the Seas went into cardiac arrest earlier this year, was resuscitated, taken… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
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Dubai: The Expected and the Unexpected
How much do you know about Dubai? Perhaps, like us, you know that a visit there would provide spectacular skylines depicting opulent (oil) wealth, unaffordable (diamonds) shopping, maybe a little golf (like Tiger) and riding ATVs around sand dunes, if that’s your thing. Okay, how about skiing? As in…snow skiing. This was a revelation to… Continue reading Dubai: The Expected and the Unexpected
Remembering not to forget Haiti
Today’s blog is only partially about cruising. It is all about the human spirit. In this case, that means Haiti, which is being somewhat forgotten in the wake of the oil tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. Haiti, you may recall, was devastated by a January earthquake that took more than 300,000 lives. The pledges… Continue reading Remembering not to forget Haiti
Some Good News for NOLA
Question: What’s better than being able to book a cruise out of New Orleans? Answer: Being able to book two! That’s the feeling of Carnival Cruise Lines, and if you want to think this is a cold, hard business decision, go for it. As veterans of one cruise out of NOLA, we prefer to think the… Continue reading Some Good News for NOLA
Cruising's Nautical Notebook
THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$1,799 November 7, 14; Miami to Barcelona, 15 nights, Celebrity Solstice. Bonus: two nights at the end in Barcelona, plus one-way airfare back to Miami. Contact: Online Vacation Center All prices are per person based on double occupancy and available at time of posting. * * * More evidence that cruising is growing… Continue reading Cruising's Nautical Notebook