All cruise ship captains have stories to tell about life as a captain. Some tell, some don’t. Captain Stefano Ravera of the Star Princess has a few he’s willing to share… About what happened in Papeete, in the South Pacific: “We were supposed to receive the food for the first leg of the world cruise.… Continue reading What It's Like To Captain A Cruise Ship
Tag: Italy
Lessons From Star Princess ‘Master’
My father taught us this: “Be happy with what you achieve, wherever you are. Try to do your best and be honest.” The teaching of life when we grew up was integrity, honesty and be happy with what we have. If you keep chasing something you will never be happy. You have to have a… Continue reading Lessons From Star Princess ‘Master’
Costa Message: Forever Italy
A couple of months back, we were in Italy, which in our world is always a nice place to be. Today would be an even better time to be there, because it’s Republic Day, a national holiday to celebrate the end of Italian royalty (except for Sophia Loren, of course). The ship we boarded in… Continue reading Costa Message: Forever Italy
Corsica Education From The Diadema
AJACCIO, Corsica — The Costa Diadema is responsible for educating. A vehicle of learning. This newest ship in the Costa Cruises fleet of 15 regularly drops passengers off for a day in Ajaccio, a pretty town on the island of Corsica. That’s where the education starts? Among the things we didn’t know until getting off… Continue reading Corsica Education From The Diadema
Vroom! Grand Prix On The Diadema
ON THE COSTA DIADEMA — Several years ago, we spent almost three weeks driving around Italy. From Tuscany to Turin and back. From Tuscany to Naples to Venice and back to Rome. About 3,000 kilometers in 19 days. By the time it ended, Bob had turned into Roberto. If you’ve ever driven a car in… Continue reading Vroom! Grand Prix On The Diadema