The Orator of the Seas is silent. John Maxtone-Graham, who entertained cruisers with ship stories on whatever line would hire him, died of old age last week. He was 85. We met him once, on the Celebrity Eclipse. It was both our good fortuneand our misfortune … to have met him at all, and to… Continue reading The Death Of A Sea Salesman
Tag: Cruise writers
Reading The Writings Of CruisingÂ
Like you, we’re always on the prowl to read something interesting…especially if it’s about cruising. To that end, when we find the writings of others who we think might appeal to you, we pass it along. Today is one of those days. During our most recent cruise, we spent a few evenings enjoying the company… Continue reading Reading The Writings Of CruisingÂ
Helpful Heald The Cruise Director
The world's best-known cruise director is Carnival's John Heald, who gets a kick out of shocking his readers with sometimes crude stories and borderline language, or borderline language and crude stories. And, just like the papparazzi who keep taking and selling private pictures of public people for publication, readers keep going back for more. Sometimes,… Continue reading Helpful Heald The Cruise Director
Plaudits for Ports and Bows
It's not often you can publish compliments about a friend and colleague without fear of bias. Now is that time for us. As you likely know, Phil Reimer is our friend and colleague. He writes a newspaper column about cruising for readers across Canada and a blog every weekday, and has for several years. Both… Continue reading Plaudits for Ports and Bows