GALVESTON — It’s been more than four decades since one of us was on this Texas island that hangs off the northern shore of a Gulf of Mexico map like a stalagtite, and it’s tempting to say not much has changed, because Galveston has — in a good way — the feel of a quaint,… Continue reading Galveston a Gulf Full of Memories
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Simplifying The Road to Ecstasy
En route to the Carnival Ecstasy… Before you can get to Galveston, you have to get to Houston. And getting from Houston to Galveston to get on a cruise ship can be a costly proposition. Carnival provides transfers, but only on the day the cruise leaves, and the price is $80 return. Taking a taxi… Continue reading Simplifying The Road to Ecstasy
Cruising Notes On The Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE………………………………………………………….$499 January 11-12-22-23, 2010: 10 days, Caribbean, New York round-trip Ship: Norwegian Dawn or Norwegian Jewel Extra: $100 onboard credit per cabin Ports: San Juan, St. Thomas, Antigua, St. Maarten, Tortola Contact: cruises-n-more In case you think they always smash a bottle of champagne across the bow of a new ship when it… Continue reading Cruising Notes On The Boats
November 4 new date for fans of Elvis
All of us of a certain vintage remember where we were when Elvis Presley died, much in the way those of more recent vintages have embroidered in their memory banks the shock of Michael Jackson’s death and, this week, the joy of the Miracle in the Mine in Chile. (As an aside, one of the… Continue reading November 4 new date for fans of Elvis
Sculpture Missing in Old San Juan
In the water where cruise ships dock in San Juan, Puerto Rico, there is a steel sculpture. About 10 months ago, it became a problem when the Carnival Dream was cruising into port and couldn’t get to the dock because the sculpture was in the way. There was only one place for the Dream to… Continue reading Sculpture Missing in Old San Juan