Midst the snow and the cold of late winter, the upper decks of cruise ships provide a welcome escape, even if only in pictures. Today’s selection is the pool decks of some ships we’ve been on, to see if you think a deck is a deck is a deck…so, do you? There’s always color and sunshine on pool… Continue reading Everyone on the pool deck!
Tag: Oceania
Cruise Ship Food: Dishes And Delicacies
Mention the word “cruise” and the word “food” is usually not far behind. Today, we’re giving you a “taste” of some of the dishes we’ve enjoyed on a variety of cruises and a variety of ships… The presentation is as immaculate and tasteful as this Crown Princess chocolate raspberry dessert. Seafood delicacies like this from the… Continue reading Cruise Ship Food: Dishes And Delicacies
Six-month World Tour On Insignia
Now before you dismiss spending $40,000 on a cruise, at least give it a little thought. That’s the tab for the new Oceania around-the-world cruise on the Insignia, leaving in January 2017 and returning that July. Come to think of it, has anybody seen a cruise longer than six months, anywhere? It seems that 180… Continue reading Six-month World Tour On Insignia
Oceania’s Still Cookin’ With Kathryn
It has been more than three years since we had the pleasure of meeting Kathryn Kelly. Pleasure, because she is a fascinating woman who doesn’t think she is. Pleasure, because she knows more about cooking than both of us combined…a piece of cake compared to one of us (male), a formidable chore compared to the… Continue reading Oceania’s Still Cookin’ With Kathryn
Friday File: Food More Than A Thought
Food is such a focal point of cruising, for at least two reasons. One is that the quality and/or amount of food consumed justifies the cost of the cruise. The other is that cruise lines traditionally have special events for food lovers — sometimes at an extra cost (specialty restaurants) and sometimes free. The photos… Continue reading Friday File: Food More Than A Thought