THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$2,695 April 10, April 17, 2011: Los Angeles to Vancouver (or return), 7 nights Bonus: 2-for-1 offer; $500 shipboard credit; free air from 20 cities Ship: Crystal Symphony (below) Contact: Crystal Cruises * * * Crystal’s also in the news this week — at least in our news — for moving further along… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
For Cruisers, the App of All Apps
Both good news and bad often come in the box with a new computer. My new MacBook Pro arrived a few weeks ago, so I’m still dealing with the “bad-news”…software updates, lost photos, transferring files, and so on. However, the good news is better than good. It’s great! When I bought the computer, it came… Continue reading For Cruisers, the App of All Apps
No Wine-ing about Cruise Policies
One of the touchy issues about cruising, it seems, is alcohol. For us, alcohol means wine, our “liquid accompaniment” of choice. Can you take it on board? What if you buy a bottle in a port? Is there a corkage fee? Do you put it in your luggage and hope nobody finds it? Are you… Continue reading No Wine-ing about Cruise Policies
Cruising The World…and It's Free?
Wanna buy an apartment on water? Not on the swamp in Florida. Not on the edge of a lake with fishing just steps away. Not on the ocean shore with a spectacular vista. ON the water. Floating. Sailing. Seeing the world… on the World. Last week the World was in Dublin. Tomorrow, it's heading for… Continue reading Cruising The World…and It's Free?
Magic of Disney to Another Level
From all our cruises, only once have we been on a ship when somebody was rescued at sea. And we didn’t even know about the rescue, let alone see it. There was a good reason. It happened at 4 a.m. and, while it lasted two and a half hours, we’re not always up at the… Continue reading Magic of Disney to Another Level