Until Tuesday night, we’d never heard of Frisco. It was always just an abbreviation for San Francisco when both words didn’t fit in a headline or sound as cool in a conversation. On Tuesday, we discovered Frisco is in Texas, and that a young ballplayer named Joey Gallo drove down Highway 121 and went from… Continue reading Carnival Goes To Bat For Texas Kids
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Brangelina's Wedding Cruise
Breaking news…Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hoping to get married on a cruise ship. Not so fast, star chaser. It's not a cruise ship you're going to be on, unless you're among the 50 people who are the invited guests. That's right…five-oh…50. And if you think this most celebrated bride and bridegroom are leasing… Continue reading Brangelina's Wedding Cruise
Cruising to Beaches of Normandy
Nowadays, most of us don't remember World War II. It's a horror story told to us in books, or movies or if we were fortunate (bold) enough to ask in conversations with fathers or uncles or older friends who saw it first hand. One of the things they would all say is: "Never forget."… Continue reading Cruising to Beaches of Normandy
Maritime Lawyer Raises Questions
Like most people who cruise, we tend to accept the occasional accident or fire or incident on a cruise ship. Yet we do so without knowing what "occasional" really is. Jim Walker thinks he knows. Walker is a well-known "maritime" lawyer, which means he provides a legal voice to anybody in the cruise industry who… Continue reading Maritime Lawyer Raises Questions
Vets' Cast for Caribbean Princess
In this day and age, is there a more heartfelt group to support in America than military veterans? Several weeks ago, Princess Cruises announced its first cruise out of the new/old cruise ship terminal in Houston this year. It's to support U.S. veterans, hopefully to the tune of $1 million to be divided between the… Continue reading Vets' Cast for Caribbean Princess