In all the cruises we have taken, we have not read the ticket contract you pay little attention to until you're ready to board the ship. Not once. Nada. Sign here, initial there and let us take your picture and an imprint of your credit card. Contract? Incidental. Why are we so delinquent? Probably because… Continue reading 'It says right here in the fine print…'
The Triumph Fire That Refuses To Go Out
This week, CNN broadcast an investigation into the Carnival Triumph "tragedy" — the five days the disabled ship spent floating without power in the Gulf of Mexico, a cruise which has indelicately been labeled "the poop cruise." Don't expect to find that listed on any cruise ship itinerary. Having read and heard much about… Continue reading The Triumph Fire That Refuses To Go Out
The Security Tax News That Has Tentacles
There was much gnashing of teeth the other day about how airline passengers were going to have to pay an additional $2.50 for Transportation Security Administration fees, per leg…and just like the human body there's a maximum of two. The increase jumps the per-leg tax to $5.60 or $11.20 for a round trip. The airlines… Continue reading The Security Tax News That Has Tentacles
When in Cartagena, just find Sandy!
The cruise business is up in Cartagena this year, which means the shore excursion business is up, and we think it's all because of Sandy Cuadrado, who three years ago was decorated by Princess Cruises as "tour guide of the season." Friends of ours just returned from the Colombian city on the Caribbean Sea. On… Continue reading When in Cartagena, just find Sandy!
Carnival's Famous Literary Connection
Like many before and after him, it's doubtful that T. S. Geisel could ever have imagined that his life's work would be turned into Broadway plays and motion pictures, be called as important as the Bible and — now — be intricately and intrinsically linked to cruise ships and the people who travel on them.… Continue reading Carnival's Famous Literary Connection