A writer for Conde Nast Traveler, Ondine Cohane, has produced the “Seven Cruise Wonders of the World.” It’s a clever idea and, like all such lists, highly subjective. Picking up on it, Princess Cruises now has a contest for cruisers to add No. 8. The top prize is to sail away to one of the… Continue reading Eighth Cruise Wonder, Anyone?
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Impact of government shutdown possible glitch for cruise passengers this month
While you may already be weary of reading and hearing about the U.S. government shutdown, don't turn a blind eye or deaf ear to it if you're on a cruise ships in the next few weeks. It could — repeat, could — have an impact on your shore excursion should it happen to include a… Continue reading Impact of government shutdown possible glitch for cruise passengers this month
A Day for Queens in The Big Apple
There are all kinds of metaphors that can be applied to the meeting of “three queens.” Good poker hand, for one. Inclusive modernization of a Christmas carol (We Three ‘Kings’) for another. Let your imagination — or CNN queen of quirkiness Jeanne Moos — run with any more creative concoctions. For we who spend a… Continue reading A Day for Queens in The Big Apple