Ships and their flags? The days of skull-and-crossbones are long behind us…but for the occasional Johnny Depp movie. Cruise ships aren't identified so much by the flags they fly any more, although all of them fly flags, usually of the country in which they're registered. For Holland America ships, that would be the flag of… Continue reading Will Holland America Fly Flag Of A Winner?
Princess Return To TV Advertising Quite A Fit
You may not have noticed but Princess Cruises went 10 years without advertising on network television. That has changed, effective 2014. There we were, sitting in front of the TV on Friday night watching our "must-not-miss" show (Blue Bloods), when on came a Princess commercial about how its cruise vacations can "transform and enrich" lives…how… Continue reading Princess Return To TV Advertising Quite A Fit
Oceania President Sharing His Favorite Cruises
If you've been an avid reader of Cruising Done Right, then you know who Kunal Kamlani is. You may even feel like you know him. Maybe you do. Maybe you've met him, as we did for an enlightening interview on the Riviera that…well, you remember. Nice man. Smart. Personable. Articulate. Time for everybody. Rose from… Continue reading Oceania President Sharing His Favorite Cruises
Norovirus: Nuggets From A Message Board
Maybe it's just generational but we're not really big fans of message boards, where readers pose as writers and sound off about whatever is on their minds, often unloading some deep-seated anger or satisfying an urge to be heard. Sometimes, however, they are valuable information sources. One such example is cruise passengers reporting to Cruise… Continue reading Norovirus: Nuggets From A Message Board
Carnival's Bridging The Entertainment Extremes
You know, when it comes to concerts — and we've been to a LOT of them — there are two extremes. One, you can pay top dollar and take your binoculars so that you can actually see the artist you can't hear because you're screaming your lungs out, for reasons that can never be articulated… Continue reading Carnival's Bridging The Entertainment Extremes