The Explorer of the Seas will be going in for a major refurbishing after Royal Caribbean introduces Quantum of the Seas near the end of 2014. Having been on Explorer of the Seas, we have five unsolicited suggestions on what to change — and five on what not to change — when this beautiful, 13-year-old… Continue reading Explorer of the Seas…Changes
Solstice Surgery To Make It All Better
When a cruise ship visits Vancouver, the jewel that sits between ocean and mountains in British Columbia, it must sail under the Lions Gate Bridge and into Burrard Inlet. No ship has ever been too big to fit under the Lions Gate… Not so fast. Celebrity's Solstice will become the biggest ship to visit… Continue reading Solstice Surgery To Make It All Better
The Ups and Downs of Cruise Ships
Last week, there were countless reports about a young couple who fell (or jumped) from a cruise ship in waters near Australia. In the days that followed, there were no reports that the two people were found, and they were presumed to have drowned. Every story mentioned they were in a Carnival ship, which is… Continue reading The Ups and Downs of Cruise Ships
A Flight Plan That Attracts Tourists
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten — Go ahead. Call us crazy. Unless you think it's normal to go halfway around the world on planes and boats and taxis to see a jet fly over a beach? For hundreds of cruise passengers in St. Maarten, that's normal. The beach is Maho Bay, or near Maho Bay. The… Continue reading A Flight Plan That Attracts Tourists
The Queen, Olympics and…Breakaway?
The Norwegian Breakaway arrives in Bermuda today, its first port on its first cruise, and we're hoping Richard Janicki is on the ship. Who's Richard Janicki? He is a Norwegian employee, a hotel director, whom we happened to meet when we were last on the Epic. He's an interesting guy and — here's the reason… Continue reading The Queen, Olympics and…Breakaway?