We were having lunch with our friend and colleague Phil Reimer, author of Ports and Bows, yesterday. Somewhere between the breakfast burrito (yes, some people do have breakfast burritos for lunch but she doesn’t want to advertise it) and the Caesar salad, the subject of the Panama Canal came up (better the Canal than the… Continue reading New Panamax Ships and the Canal
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Three Cruise Ports Celebrating
Today, it’s time to make three port stops, all of which are enjoying their changing associations with cruise ships… New Orleans: It’s almost like people who cruise just re-discovered what a great place New Orleans is to visit. In 2011, the port showed an increase of 39 per cent to 738,908, the most cruise passengers… Continue reading Three Cruise Ports Celebrating
New Ways to Fill Cruise Bucket
For Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, a Bucket List meant things like riding motorcycles on China’s Great Wall, laughing till they cried and kissing the most beautiful girl in the world (it turned out to be Nicholson’s on-screen granddaughter in the movie). For country singer Tim McGraw, it meant — in a song — riding… Continue reading New Ways to Fill Cruise Bucket
Toe of Oceania in Weekly Waters
One of the things they do a lot of in the cruise business is putting a toe in the water, and if anybody is entitled to do so it’s people who make their living on the sea. In case you don’t catch the drift (more nautical terminology), cruise lines do a lot of experimenting. It’s… Continue reading Toe of Oceania in Weekly Waters
Panama Canal Always Sight to Behold
Next month, close friends of ours are going through the Panama Canal, on the Celebrity Constellation…west to east, San Diego to Fort Lauderdale. This is a good idea. Last spring, we made that trip in reverse, more or less, and it was one of our favorite cruises ever. That sentiment is spreading, and not just… Continue reading Panama Canal Always Sight to Behold