Black Friday cruise deals often more than a day

It started with televisions and stereo systems going on sale at the crack of dawn, and it was known as the kick-off to the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday. As the day between Thanksgiving and Saturday, its naming roots go back more than 40 years, when pedestrian and vehicle traffic was so intense that it… Continue reading Black Friday cruise deals often more than a day

Cruise Lines Like Big Apple's Taste

Last year, Norwegian announced it was going to make New York home for its newest ship, the Breakaway. Last month, Royal Caribbean announced its new ship, Quantum of the Seas (2014), will be "permanently" sailing from Bayonne, NJ, just across the river from Manhattan, which was the site of the press conference. Last week, Celebrity… Continue reading Cruise Lines Like Big Apple's Taste

A Day for Leaping to…Trivia

Tomorrow is a day associated with trivia, this being a leap year, so today’s blogĀ  is also associated with trivia…that doesn’t make it a trivial blog. Does it? February 29, of course, only comes as often as presidential elections (and in the same years). Having said that, there’s nothing trivial about the Leap Day Sale… Continue reading A Day for Leaping to…Trivia