Royal Caribbean And Haiti…A Problem?

This is a blog about Royal Caribbean, Haiti and reading between the lines. A lot of people are doing that these days following what appeared to be a fairly innocent incident this month: ships skipping Labadee because of a group of protesters on the water offshore. Little more than that was said…at first. What has… Continue reading Royal Caribbean And Haiti…A Problem?

Baby’s Cries Save Man Overboard

Any parent will likely agree nothing good can happen when a baby cries and cries and cries in the middle of the night. Until now. Heather and Daniel Felton of Louisville took their 13-month-old daughter on a Disney cruise. In the middle of a January night, little Katherine delivered one of those early wake-up calls… Continue reading Baby’s Cries Save Man Overboard

Norovirus: Nuggets From A Message Board

Maybe it's just generational but we're not really big fans of message boards, where readers pose as writers and sound off about whatever is on their minds, often unloading some deep-seated anger or satisfying an urge to be heard.  Sometimes, however, they are valuable information sources. One such example is cruise passengers reporting to Cruise… Continue reading Norovirus: Nuggets From A Message Board

Crime On the Rise? Find Out Yourself!

They say crime is on the rise in Nassau, the popular Bahamian cruise port — "they" being (among others) a website authored by maritime lawyer Jim Walker, an industrious watchdog of sorts for all things cruising. According to Walker's writings, armed robbery is up in Nassau and recently even a daycare was a victim of… Continue reading Crime On the Rise? Find Out Yourself!

Norovirus vaccine results looking good: More clinical trials before it's available

Rightly or not, norovirus is known as the "cruise ship virus" because almost every time it surfaces in a public way, it's on a cruise ship. It also happens wherever large numbers of people gather, particularly in fairly confined spaces, and you need no other proof that it is not confined to ships than this… Continue reading Norovirus vaccine results looking good: More clinical trials before it's available