Just in case you thought going on a cruise meant escaping the real world…not so much. As of Saturday, it’s going to be tougher to cancel a cruise if you’re booked on Carnival, the biggest cruise line in the world. Because it’s the biggest, the smaller cruise companies will likely fall in line. It’s all… Continue reading Real-world Cancellations a Reality
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Education for Those Who Cruise Young
This one gives a whole new meaning to “ship to shore.” Part of a children’s museum in Miami has been re-designed as a cruise ship, to educate kids about the ways of the sea in the hands-on, interactive format that has become the way we live. Our experience in taking kids to museums is that… Continue reading Education for Those Who Cruise Young
Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………..$419 December 5, 2010: Miami (return) to Western Caribbean 7 days Ship: Carnival Valor Contact: carnival.com * * * Somebody’s standing behind one of us (that would be Bob) when he steps on the scales. A Holland America spokesman, John Primeau, says that the typical cruise passenger gains one pound a day on cruises… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
Cruise Ships a Haven for Entertainers
It seems to us that two things have been a boon to the concert industry over the past few years — casinos and cruise ships. You could say to the “small” concert industry, for entertainers who never have, never could or can no longer fill 20,000 arenas. Casinos more than cruise ships have provided them… Continue reading Cruise Ships a Haven for Entertainers
Changes in Cruising's Henhouse
Okay, so what came first…the chicken or the cage? In a changing trend on cruise ships, eggs from chickens are good. Eggs from cages are not — that is, from chickens in cages. It’s all part of what has become a phrase that’s becoming familiar: cage-free eggs. The two biggest cruise companies in the world,… Continue reading Changes in Cruising's Henhouse