Of all the reasons we've heard for a change in cruise itineraries, one that we read about on the weekend was new. It was also kind of win-win. The P&O ship Oceana was at its scheduled stop in Barcelona when the cruise line discovered a repair was necessary. Not a safety-concern repair but one that… Continue reading Shipless In Barcelona And Everybody Wins
Tag: Cruise deals
A Deal Is A Deal Is A Deal…Right?
When Is a "deal" really a "deal?" Whether you're going on a cruise, buying a car or shopping for shoes, there are bargains…and there are bargains. So when it comes to buying passage on a cruise ship, what's the deal? As you have undoubtedly noticed, we run a fresh one here every day, five days… Continue reading A Deal Is A Deal Is A Deal…Right?
MSC Revving Up The Battle Of Big Boats
In the cruise-ship world of big-bigger-biggest, MSC is getting into the game. The Italian-based cruise line — its acronym stands for Mediterranean Shipping Company — is adding two ships to the fleet over the next five years. One of them will be the biggest ship…drum roll, please…ever built by a European shipowner. Nobody's challenging Oasis… Continue reading MSC Revving Up The Battle Of Big Boats
Yee-haw! Cruisin' With Country Music
On Sunday night, we'll be watching one of our can't-miss shows on TV: the Academy of Country Music awards show…CBS, if you need to know. Maybe it's our demographics…maybe we're returning to some form of roots when we listed to what was called "cowboy music"…maybe we just like the sound. But we'll be there. We'd… Continue reading Yee-haw! Cruisin' With Country Music
The Ebb And Flow Of Cruising Venetian Waters
If you've been reading this blog for a while, then you've been reading about Venice, one of the most beautiful and inspirational ports we've ever visited. How big cruise ships were causing erosion of the precious little soil there is in the city of canals. How protesters have taken to the airwaves and the… Continue reading The Ebb And Flow Of Cruising Venetian Waters