Princess Royalty For Entertainers

It won’t rank with American Idol or any of TV’s music reality shows, but competing for Entertainer-of-the-Year on a Princess cruise ship can be a step in the right direction. And in March, four finalists will compete for votes to win the accolade on the Caribbean Princess after it leaves Houston on a 7-day cruise.… Continue reading Princess Royalty For Entertainers

Friday File: Beaches With A Difference

So many places visited by cruise ships have beaches, or beaches nearby, because — let’s face it — everybody’s thinking about finding somewhere warm with the coming months of winter. But beaches are more than just silk sand and warm water, as you will see from a few that we’ve discovered from cruising… Perhaps the… Continue reading Friday File: Beaches With A Difference

Cruise Itinerary Interruptions

There have been three major itinerary changes on cruise ships in three parts of the world lately — two caused by weather and the other by a fire — and the reactions of passengers have been interesting, to say the least. See what you think… In the Far East, passengers on Quantum of the Seas… Continue reading Cruise Itinerary Interruptions

Google ‘Cruise’ And Be Careful

In this age, when people Google everything from a cure for cancer to buying castor oil (honest!), somebody who has never been on a cruise might be inclined to Google that. Be careful. In this age of words perpetually shortened at the expense of proper spelling or grammar, it’s import to spell correctly when searching.… Continue reading Google ‘Cruise’ And Be Careful

Friday File: Always Five O’clock On Ships

We have no problems with spending time at bars on cruise ships — it’s just something we’ve never done a lot. So today’s glimpse of some of the facades and ways that cruise lines try to encourage passengers to visit their “neighborhood” bar, or one of them, is hardly the work of experts. It’s just… Continue reading Friday File: Always Five O’clock On Ships