Yesterday was the big day for Princess Cruises, which has had many big days over the last 50 years. Yesterday being December 3, it was the actual 50th anniversary of the first Princess cruise — Los Angeles to Mexico on the Princess Patricia. It was also the first day of the cruise to re-create that… Continue reading Friday File: The Princess Celebration
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Love, Love, Love — That’s Princess
Princess has a perk that only this cruise line can legitimately offer: free love stories for passengers to enjoy while cruising. Only Princess has a well-known history that includes “The Love Boat.” The cruise line has always made the most of the TV show of the same name. Gavin MacLeod, aka Captain Stubing, has been… Continue reading Love, Love, Love — That’s Princess
Princesses Making Headlines Next Week
One day next week, a new cruise ship is likely to make more headlines than any ship since the Titanic, more than 100 years ago. It's pretty much guaranteed to eclipse the attention showered on any cruise liner of recent vintage. Unless the baby comes early. The ship is the Royal Princess, due to arrive… Continue reading Princesses Making Headlines Next Week
A Royal Story Rich in Irony
Who writes this stuff? Really. Shakespeare or Monty Python? The Royal biographer, perhaps… A cruise ship is called the Royal Princess. At an elaborate "naming ceremony" the ship will be christened by a young woman who used to be a Royal Princess but is now a Royal Duchess. Okay, technically, she never was "Princess" Kate…but… Continue reading A Royal Story Rich in Irony