You may not have noticed but Princess Cruises went 10 years without advertising on network television. That has changed, effective 2014. There we were, sitting in front of the TV on Friday night watching our "must-not-miss" show (Blue Bloods), when on came a Princess commercial about how its cruise vacations can "transform and enrich" lives…how… Continue reading Princess Return To TV Advertising Quite A Fit
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New Ship: Regal Princess
After a five-year building sabbatical, Princess Cruises conceived two sisters with the arrivals of the Royal Princess (June 2013) and the Regal Princess (May this year). The 17th and 18th ships in the Princess fleet are unlike any others, as new ships usually are, and the people at Fincantieri have made this baby "premature." It's… Continue reading New Ship: Regal Princess
For Brochure Shoppers, It Pays to Dig Deeper
The other day we were at the Auto Club and, being attuned to all things cruising, a brochure about Cunard cruises caught our eyes. As brochures in general become more extinct, or so it seems, we decided to take it home and do some price comparisons. Here's what we found… We chose a cruise at random… Continue reading For Brochure Shoppers, It Pays to Dig Deeper
Christmas Cruises Can Pose a Dilemma…
It started with the prospect of spending our first Christmas in 40 away from our children…or any family members. We would be warm. No shovelling snow or freezing temperatures. No slaloming down an icy hill in the car. No jackets or toques or mitts. Pass the sunscreen, please. "At what price are you interested in… Continue reading Christmas Cruises Can Pose a Dilemma…
Cruisers misbehaving…refusing to act their age
This is not your mother's…hairspray…morals…nor her idea of cruising: • In Mexico, an 84-year-old male cruise passenger disembarks from a Norwegian ship in Cozumel to go on a shore excursion, gets strapped under parasail and goes airborne from the back of a speedboat before landing on the beach while his 50-something children watch in horror.… Continue reading Cruisers misbehaving…refusing to act their age