China Cruising Wave of Future

Good friends of ours are going to China in a little over a month. This is not something on our bucket list but if that ever happens, we’d probably do what our friends are doing. They’re going on a cruise. It could be our friends are ahead of their time. The way things are going… Continue reading China Cruising Wave of Future

Good Times For Cruise Business

It seems like every time we turn around, we’re finding yet another person (or couple) who has discovered what great value cruising is, in general. The latest came during a weekend visit to friends who just completed their second cruise, and these “newbies” are grandparents of seven. After two cruises, they’re committed. Yesterday, this trend… Continue reading Good Times For Cruise Business

Surveyed Cruisers Miss Etiquette

We’re not quite sure when dress etiquette started undergoing what has become a dramatic change, but it seemed to us that it started with Casual Fridays. That would place it in the ‘90s, when the dot-com boom began to consume the way business was done, even at the highest levels. Dot.com meant California (Silicon Valley)… Continue reading Surveyed Cruisers Miss Etiquette

Cruise Question: To Surf Or To Drink?

An online travel agency called Cruise Holidays conducted a quickie survey on its Facebook page recently, asking readers to choose between two options for “something free” if going on a cruise: • Free Internet • Free drinks The creators could’ve called it De-vices vs Vices but they didn’t. They also resisted the urge to call… Continue reading Cruise Question: To Surf Or To Drink?

Travel Agents Find Carnival Customer Reading Preferences a Little Offline

Just when you think everything is going digital, it's not. Just when you think people who cruise can find everything they need to know online, they can't. Just when you think the travel agents who sell cruises are happy simply to send their customers to "www…" they aren't. Agents have told Carnival they want a… Continue reading Travel Agents Find Carnival Customer Reading Preferences a Little Offline