What's going on here? If you ask passengers which cruise line would be most likely to wear the unflattering moniker of "booze cruise" chances are the response would be Carnival, the line that admittedly tries to take "fun" to the extreme without directly linking it to the consummation of alcohol. But…is that Norwegian, making a… Continue reading Yo Ho Ho…on Great Stirrup Cay
More 'Free' Cruises from Princess?
Just when you think you've heard of all the possible perks for buying passage on a cruise, along comes a new one. This is from Princess Cruises and, while the booking date is past, it will be interesting to see if it comes up again. If it does, that means passengers liked it. For five… Continue reading More 'Free' Cruises from Princess?
Cuban Cruising Causing Angst in Florida
The fight to cruise Cuba is on and the battleground, which may or may not surprise you, is Florida. As the U.S. and the Communist country 90 miles from its southernmost shore inch towards normalizing relations, Florida sees some of its cruise stakes slipping away, like fragments of driftwood floating into the Gulf of Mexico.… Continue reading Cuban Cruising Causing Angst in Florida
Cruising with disabilities improvements
Those of us who have never had to cope with a physical disability can sometimes lose sight of how difficult it can be just to get through life…an oversight that usually lasts only until we see someone struggling. If you've been on a cruise, just stop and think about how you would do everything from… Continue reading Cruising with disabilities improvements
Cruisers misbehaving…refusing to act their age
This is not your mother's…hairspray…morals…nor her idea of cruising: • In Mexico, an 84-year-old male cruise passenger disembarks from a Norwegian ship in Cozumel to go on a shore excursion, gets strapped under parasail and goes airborne from the back of a speedboat before landing on the beach while his 50-something children watch in horror.… Continue reading Cruisers misbehaving…refusing to act their age