If you’re wondering what became of Turkey Thursday, well, it was long ago gobbled up by Black Friday. Four or five centuries ago, it was the holiday with a singular purpose: to give thanks, be grateful. Today is about parades and football games and, most of all, shopping. It is the busiest day of the… Continue reading Thanksgiving: Time To Make A Deal
Tag: MSC Cruises
Malta’s Day Sign Of Cruise Future
Photo by John Haslem (Wikimedia Commons) Somewhere we read that 1 in 4 people don’t know where Malta is. That means three-quarters of us do and, while we couldn’t have come up with the co-ordinates on a map, we knew it was in the Mediterranean Sea — well, sort of — and that there must… Continue reading Malta’s Day Sign Of Cruise Future
Making Ships Bigger: Hull Of A Job
Let’s say you own a cruise line and the smallest ships in your fleet have become, in this age of giant cruise ships, just too small. So you’re faced with a competitive choice. You sell them and hope when the euros or dollars settle, there are enough of them to help finance four bigger ships.… Continue reading Making Ships Bigger: Hull Of A Job
Cruise Ships A Respite From Cats?
A husband and wife in Dublin had an unusual request for a travel writer this month: How could they take a cat-free holiday? The wife had a “cat phobia” and it didn’t matter where they went in Europe, there were cats…in restaurants, under tables, in hotel lobbies, even on the street! Millions of us who… Continue reading Cruise Ships A Respite From Cats?
Cruise Ships And Entertainment
Almost every cruise ship has entertainment. Here are some of our favorite entertainers over the years… The signature production on Allure of the Seas reminded us what a terrific musical Chicago is — guess that's why it's been around for almost 40 years! Not actually "on" the Oceania Riviera, this Flamenco dancer turned everyone's head at the then-new… Continue reading Cruise Ships And Entertainment