Wait-And-See Time If Your Cruise Includes Russia

Was it just a few weeks ago that the world was watching Russia because that's where the Winter Olympics were? Is that short a time all it takes for the world to be watching Russia for wintry reasons far more serious…wintry, as in Cold War? The world includes people who go on cruises because, since… Continue reading Wait-And-See Time If Your Cruise Includes Russia

Olympians Beware: It's Like A Cruise Ship There!

We've been watching a lot of television, some delayed and some live, from the Olympic Winter Games in Russia this week.  Last night (well, it was "last night" somewhere), Mexico's lone athlete was on the tube, even though he isn't really from Mexico, but that's another story. He was talking about being in the Olympic… Continue reading Olympians Beware: It's Like A Cruise Ship There!

Are these Olympics a little Jade-d?

  The fun starts tomorrow, which on this side of the ocean may be today. The 17-day sports/political quadrennial known as the Olympic Games. People who go on cruise ships are surely among the assembled masses and there is at least one mass-market ship among the four "cruise ships" on the scene in Sochi, Russia:… Continue reading Are these Olympics a little Jade-d?

Good as Gold for The Little Cruise Line That Can

It's still more than a month to the Olympics but there's already an underdog with a gold medal…in cruising. Windstar. Windstar? It's a small-ship cruise line, right? This big player in a small market is now a big fish in a big pond, as in the ocean. According to Conde Nast Traveler, which every year… Continue reading Good as Gold for The Little Cruise Line That Can

Norwegian Charters Mean Changes

There was a story on Cruise Critic yesterday that puts all those feel-good testimonials and events that cruise lines shower on their passengers into proper perspective. "Passengers, you're the best…unless we get a better deal." The story is about canceling cruises to accommodate private charters on two Norwegian ships and if you choose to think… Continue reading Norwegian Charters Mean Changes