When we ventured into the waters of the cruise world, the infamous “R Ships” were already history. Consequently, we have neither much knowledge nor appreciation for what they were, but every once in a while we hear about one of the R Ships, and what great ships they were when Renaissance Cruises was in business.… Continue reading The ‘R Ships’ All Alive And Popular
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Oceania Ships Have The Same Look Now
Two years ago in the Mediterranean, we were fortunate to be on the Oceania Riviera for one of its first cruises, with a stop in Barcelona for the christening and official naming ceremony. This is a smallish ship by ocean-going standards — just 1,250 passengers — and, by any objective cruiser's estimation, the Riviera is… Continue reading Oceania Ships Have The Same Look Now
Insignia and Oceania — the second time around
Over the years, we've known a couple of couples who have been married twice. To each other. That's the same bride and the same groom…twice. One second wedding lasted, and one didn't. In cruise vernacular, that analogy could compare to the Oceania Insignia. At birth, she was called R One, an unimaginative name for one… Continue reading Insignia and Oceania — the second time around