With each day, and each violent activity often linked to terrorism, reasonable people who like to travel get even more reasonable. Or concerned. Or paranoid. Or even scared. Pick an adverb. The uncertainty of traveling abroad — be it in one direction to Europe or in the other to Asia — understandably may leave North… Continue reading The Modern Problem Of Picking A Port
Tag: Galveston
Carnival’s Voices Of Freedom
In quasi-military vernacular, what happened in Galveston on the weekend might be called the “perfect storm.” Operation Homefront, recognizing the troops. A country singer, because country singers are the most prominent pro-military entertainers. And a ship called “Freedom.” This was Carnival’s Freedom, of course, and it was in Galveston to begin operations from its new… Continue reading Carnival’s Voices Of Freedom
Covering The Caribbean From One Ship
— map by cartographer Karl Musser When taking a Caribbean cruise — the most popular cruises anywhere — sometimes the trick can be to find ports less-visited. That's less-visited by you. As interesting as places like Nassau and Cozumel and Barbados are, how many visits are too many? Carnival has an interesting twist, set for late… Continue reading Covering The Caribbean From One Ship
Cruise Lines, Passengers In A Fog In Texas
The current four-letter word for cruise-ship passengers in Texas is F-O-G. Ordinarily, it's a three-letter word that nobody on a cruise ship cares much about… Until your ship can't leave and consequently that Caribbean port you badly wanted to visit is now off the itinerary. Until your ship can't return when it's scheduled to… Continue reading Cruise Lines, Passengers In A Fog In Texas
Cuban Cruising Causing Angst in Florida
The fight to cruise Cuba is on and the battleground, which may or may not surprise you, is Florida. As the U.S. and the Communist country 90 miles from its southernmost shore inch towards normalizing relations, Florida sees some of its cruise stakes slipping away, like fragments of driftwood floating into the Gulf of Mexico.… Continue reading Cuban Cruising Causing Angst in Florida