The other day we were at the Auto Club and, being attuned to all things cruising, a brochure about Cunard cruises caught our eyes. As brochures in general become more extinct, or so it seems, we decided to take it home and do some price comparisons. Here's what we found… We chose a cruise at random… Continue reading For Brochure Shoppers, It Pays to Dig Deeper
Safe and Happy Cruising in 2014!
Is That A 'Cruise' Ship Wa-y-y-y Down South?
The sage of the Russian ship ice-locked in Antarctica has been a news item since Christmas Day because, well, how would you like to be one of the 74 people on a ship surrounded by frozen water and freezing air? The likelihood that all passengers will soon be rescued — and remaining crew members will… Continue reading Is That A 'Cruise' Ship Wa-y-y-y Down South?
Dancing Stars Coming Out on Holland America
Rightly or wrongly, Holland America is often referred to as the cruise line for "older folks." This is a sensitive accusation, of course, because no cruise line wants to be exclusively for retirees and no retirees want to be labelled as passengers on floating seniors centers, as such ships could sarcastically be labelled. So how… Continue reading Dancing Stars Coming Out on Holland America
Blankets of Gratitude All Around Cunard
One of the feel-good cruise stories in 2013 was the tale of the woman who was in trouble rowing her boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Some of us would think that's an oxymoron…because being in the middle of the ocean in a rowboat would be trouble, period. The young woman, a French-Canadian named Mylene Paquette,… Continue reading Blankets of Gratitude All Around Cunard