The current four-letter word for cruise-ship passengers in Texas is F-O-G. Ordinarily, it's a three-letter word that nobody on a cruise ship cares much about… Until your ship can't leave and consequently that Caribbean port you badly wanted to visit is now off the itinerary. Until your ship can't return when it's scheduled to… Continue reading Cruise Lines, Passengers In A Fog In Texas
Tag: Weather
The storm clouds that turned into a sunny season
Every year, the experts (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more commonly known as NOAA) make projections for the "hurricane season" — how many are anticipated, how many will graduate (?) from being just tropical storms, and how many of those will have names (that's bad). And every year, as your guardians of all things… Continue reading The storm clouds that turned into a sunny season
This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane
Get ready for the hurricane. Not Sandy, the "hurricane" of stories that we're going to hear from cruisers who have been stranded while trying to reach their ship, tossed around on ships, left at sea, compensated by airlines/cruise lines, not compensated by airlines/cruise lines, missed ports, missed ships, had their cruise shortened, had their cruise… Continue reading This Time, Cruising Hit by Hurricane
Does Cruise Growth Leave You Cold?
As somebody who loves to cruise just about anywhere, I'm always eager to hear about how the industry's growing. If nothing else, it means that others are discovering something we were fortunate enough to discover a long time ago. So when the European Cruise Council and the Cruise Lines International Association compile data that demonstrates… Continue reading Does Cruise Growth Leave You Cold?
Rina and Friends, Just as Expected
The specter of Hurricane Rina and the fact that she’s disrupted more than a few cruise-ship schedules this week is a reminder about the approaching end of Hurricane Season. Excepts…there’s still a month to go. As Hurricane Seasons go, this one has seemed rather tame. Nobody even showed up until Irene, and that was the… Continue reading Rina and Friends, Just as Expected