The Grinch is going to have ample time to steal Christmas on Carnival ships next month, and guess what? It won’t happen, because it never has. The Dr. Seuss villain will appear on all Carnival cruises in December. He’ll be trying to keep Christmas from happening, and stealing Christmas items from crew members on all… Continue reading The Grinch Now A Cruise Character
Princess Cruising With Cat Greenleaf
Maybe we’ve been living under a rock, but we’d never heard of Cat Greenleaf. Or maybe it’s because in the morning our TV station of choice is CNN, not NBC. Or maybe it’s just because we don’t live in New York, or go to the Emmys. So finding out something about Cat Greenleaf was…interesting. Our… Continue reading Princess Cruising With Cat Greenleaf
Royal Caribbean WOW Bands Now $5
Last year, when Royal Caribbean announced that RFID technology would make its cruise-ship debut on Quantum of the Seas, it was kind of cool that passengers would be able to wear Dick Tracy wristwatches, for those of us who remember Dick Tracy, the comic detective who talked into his watch. The “Radio Frequency Identification” watches… Continue reading Royal Caribbean WOW Bands Now $5
Celebrity’s ‘Evening Chic’ Dress Code
At first glance, the latest attempt to define how people should dress when going for dinner on Celebrity cruise ships could be called splitting hairs. Or threads. No more “formal” nights in the dining room. They’re being replaced by “evening chic” nights. What’s evening chic? “Dressier than smart casual, less dressy than formal.” Dig a… Continue reading Celebrity’s ‘Evening Chic’ Dress Code
Friday File: AmaDara, A River Intro
While we’re far from experts on river cruising, our trip on AmaWaterways’ new ship (the AmaDara) quickly brought the similarities with — and differences from — ocean cruise ships into focus. Because everything is much smaller, even though river cruises are less modest in price they are more modest in the size of, well, everything… Continue reading Friday File: AmaDara, A River Intro