Inaccurate Criticism of Cruise Ships

This is an excerpt of a reader’s comment about cruising, a comment we stumbled across on the Internet: “Cruisers are not aware of the acute environmental damage that they are doing to water and air sheds. Cruise ships are small mobile cities that dump their sewage into oceans and spew toxic emissions into the air.”… Continue reading Inaccurate Criticism of Cruise Ships

Cruise Directors, Caffeine Don't Mix

Que Hundermark would be from South Africa if he hadn’t spent the last 15 years in 76 countries arranging for and providing entertainment for everyone from a sheikh in Dubai to a customer on a cruise ship. He is a Cruise Director, which means he’s always happy because his job is to make sure everyone… Continue reading Cruise Directors, Caffeine Don't Mix

One Man's Mission: Cruise Ship or Bust

An agricultural designer/engineer (basically a 9-to-5 geek) takes a ride on a cruise ship because his aunt has an extra bed in her cabin. It is the first time he has been on a cruise ship…the first time he has SEEN a cruise ship. He is mesmerized. “I loved the socializing,” says Que Hundermark, the… Continue reading One Man's Mission: Cruise Ship or Bust

The Naming of a Cruise Director

Our first impression upon seeing the Cruise Director on the Celebrity Eclipse was this: His name is not really Que. His siblings are surely Tea and Ex. Right? He was identified, on the paperwork and the billboards and in real life, as Que Hundermark. Now there’s a pseudonym if ever there was one. Because Cruise… Continue reading The Naming of a Cruise Director

Norwegian Promo Timely Fit

During the weekend, we had an email from a friend who, for the purpose of confidentiality, must remain genderless. Our friend is planning a spousal surprise, to celebrate a milestone birthday. A cruise, their first. Where to go? Which line? Which ship? How long? You know what happens when you make recommendations, for cruises or… Continue reading Norwegian Promo Timely Fit