It has been more than three years since we had the pleasure of meeting Kathryn Kelly. Pleasure, because she is a fascinating woman who doesn’t think she is. Pleasure, because she knows more about cooking than both of us combined…a piece of cake compared to one of us (male), a formidable chore compared to the… Continue reading Oceania’s Still Cookin’ With Kathryn
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Friday File: Unforgettables Of Cruising
For all the sights and sounds of cruising, the best memories are often the people you meet. Most of them, you will never see again but lots of them are unforgettable for one reason or another. We’ve chosen a few from our cruise photos files, each accompanied by why we found them so unforgettable… Her… Continue reading Friday File: Unforgettables Of Cruising
Making Ships Bigger: Hull Of A Job
Let’s say you own a cruise line and the smallest ships in your fleet have become, in this age of giant cruise ships, just too small. So you’re faced with a competitive choice. You sell them and hope when the euros or dollars settle, there are enough of them to help finance four bigger ships.… Continue reading Making Ships Bigger: Hull Of A Job
Photo Essay: Captains of the Seas
We’ve only met, over the years of cruising, one ship’s captain we didn’t like — and that's likely because he never gave us the chance to like him (“I don’t do interviews”). This is a colony of mostly men who are all personable, often funny, always accommodating and forever fascinating. These are our top ten,… Continue reading Photo Essay: Captains of the Seas
Carnival Sale On Internet Overload
If ever a cruise line needs to fill up a ship quickly, or a bunch of them, Carnival just did it. The premise is simple: Everybody loves a deal. So on Tuesday, Carnival announced a “35-hour sale.” It was actually a 35-35 sale…35 hours to buy a cruise for $35 a day (starting prices). How… Continue reading Carnival Sale On Internet Overload