Now that our two-week Transatlantic cruise is over, the “fun” starts, and I can hardly weight — please note, this is neither a typographical nor a spell-check error. After 41 scheduled meals (and a few unscheduled ones) on a cruise ship, there is an inevitability that comes with being home. It’s that four-letter word again.… Continue reading Weighing a Post-Cruise Inevitability
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Personal Touch to Transatlantic Cruise
Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on the Celebrity Eclipse, which arrived in Southampton early this morning, allowed us to do something special. No, not the wedding — our invitation never did arrive. The re-positioning cruise allowed us to take a ship “overseas” as both our fathers did almost 70 years ago, when they left home… Continue reading Personal Touch to Transatlantic Cruise
Celebrity Glass Fans Brave Elements
A cold day on the Atlantic Ocean called for warm air. That’s what led us to Celebrity Life’s Hot Glass Show yesterday, even though it was outside and 13 stories above the churning sea waters. Some of the observers were wrapped in plaid blankets, but that doesn’t mean much because they’re wrapped in the same… Continue reading Celebrity Glass Fans Brave Elements
Eclipse Captain Destined to Sea
You can see him in the buffet deciding what to have for lunch or supper, or clearing security on returning to the Celebrity Eclipse…just like everybody else. You can hear his booming voice on the intercom, every day at noon, because the Eclipse is his ship and that’s one of the things that captains do.… Continue reading Eclipse Captain Destined to Sea
The Eclipse's Worldly Cellar Master
When we winos think of sommeliers, there is a tendency to believe they’re from France, or Italy, maybe Australia, perhaps Argentina. But Croatia? It was a small winery somewhere north of Zagreb that sent Sinisa Lepanovic to the world of wines. On the Celebrity Eclipse, he is more than a sommelier…he is The Cellar Master,… Continue reading The Eclipse's Worldly Cellar Master