Tomorrow, on the shores of northern France, the free world will remember. It will remember that 70 years ago, armies of four nations (Great Britain, France, Canada and the U.S.) stormed the beaches of Normandy in what turned out to be the beginning of the end of World War II. D-Day. The armies left behind… Continue reading Only Azamara Cruisers in Normandy on D-Day
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Man The Cannons For Two-Ship Standoff
The die is cast. The combatants have been chosen. The dates have been more or less chosen. Mano-a-mano…or shipo-a-shipo. The Norwegian Breakaway vs the Anthem of the Seas. The Battle of The Apple. That would be the big one, as in New York. Now that Royal Caribbean has made it official that Anthem of the… Continue reading Man The Cannons For Two-Ship Standoff
So Your Teenager Wants to go to Sea?
You have a teenage girl, just 16. She wants to make an education substitute, swapping international travel for textbooks. She wants to go and work on a cruise ship, as a dancer. She has a good head on her shoulders and you trust her…but she is only 16. "What are we going to do?" Lisa… Continue reading So Your Teenager Wants to go to Sea?
Ports a World Apart Shaping Up
We've been to San Juan, Puerto Rico twice. We've been to Liverpool, England once. At the risk of sounding like glass-half-full tourists, we enjoyed both places and, despite that, we haven't been in either as often as we'd like. These days, a lot of our travel involves cruising. Duh! Anything that by whatever means returned… Continue reading Ports a World Apart Shaping Up
Godmother Breakaway from Tradition
Long known for its ability to change the culture of cruising, Norwegian Cruise Line is now leading the change in the culture of cruise ship godmothers, who until now have been largely celebrities, dignitaries and famous women willing to serve as figureheads…or all of the above. Their responsibilities begin with smashing bottles of bubbly against… Continue reading Godmother Breakaway from Tradition