New ship No. 10 — AIDAprima

Last in a series of new ships for 2016 If you think you’ve read about this “new” ship before, well, you have. Right here, one year ago, when the AIDAprima was to be among the class of 2015. Well, it wasn’t. Originally scheduled to be launched last spring, AIDA Cruises announced in October that the AIDAprima’s… Continue reading New ship No. 10 — AIDAprima

Deal Too Good, Too Late To Be True

Normally, we let our “Daily Deal” deliver some value cruises for you to consider but once in a while there’s something extraordinary that deserves an even better treatment…A couple of days ago we had one — you do notice that’s past tense, right?…It was a Transatlantic trip on Allure of the Seas, the (starting) price… Continue reading Deal Too Good, Too Late To Be True

New ships: Le Lyrial, Mein Schiff 4, AIDAprima

Fourth in a series about new ships Ponant’s Le Lyrial If you’d like to know how the wealthy French cruise, this could be as close as it gets. The Ponant ships are like large yachts, with a crew-to-passenger ratio better than 2-to-1, with a promise that every guest will be pampered, entertained and enlightened, and… Continue reading New ships: Le Lyrial, Mein Schiff 4, AIDAprima

Protecting The Privacy Of Passengers

The much-publicized (can you say 24/7 on TV?) hacking at Sony this month once again raised the issue of cyber security in every business, which of course includes cruise lines. While all of them have to pay close attention to the issue, it appears that Carnival was a little ahead of the curve, hiring a… Continue reading Protecting The Privacy Of Passengers

Cruise numbers continue to grow in Bermuda

  We won't tell you how many years it took us to discover Bermuda, other than  to say "a lot." Our first trip there was on a cruise ship, earlier this year. As a tourist destination, Bermuda has been around for a few hundred years…or just a little longer than we have. Now, and this… Continue reading Cruise numbers continue to grow in Bermuda