Hurricane Victim a Hurricane Victim?

If you're smarter than we are, and bajillions of people are, you might be able to figure out what we're about to tell you. But we can't. It comes from WABC-TV in New York. A woman named Joanne Keating was a victim of Hurricane Sandy, which eliminated her home less than a week before she… Continue reading Hurricane Victim a Hurricane Victim?

Cruise News for Katie's Friends

This is the story of Sandy and Katie. And 150 women from New York. And Kevin. It's a story that unfolded yesterday on television and it didn't really matter that it happened right on cue. Sandy is the monster hurricane that ripped up the east coast this year. Katie is Couric, as in television Katie.… Continue reading Cruise News for Katie's Friends

Sandy's Reach: Victoria, Ensenada

Photo: Cesar Bojorquez Who would imagine that the impact of Hurricane Sandy could be felt as far away as Victoria, B.C., and Ensenada, Mexico, two cruise ports on the other side of the continent? It could. The U.S. Government temporarily waived the Jones Act on Friday. That's the law that prohibits the transfer of goods… Continue reading Sandy's Reach: Victoria, Ensenada

Carnival Making the Best of Sandy

  If you like last-minute deals, if you're close enough that you can get to Baltimore by tomorrow and if you've always wanted to go on a cruise to nowhere…well, you can. The Carnival Pride spent the last three days in nowhere waters, which is to say sitting by the Baltimore cruise port and waiting… Continue reading Carnival Making the Best of Sandy