Yesterday, we were reading a press release from Royal Caribbean about the enhancements that will be made to the six Vision Class ships when they go into dry-dock over the next two years. They had us at “iPad.” When Splendour of the Seas emerges from its facelift early in 2012, there will be iPads in… Continue reading iRoom Internet Access for Visions
Starbucks at Sea…One More Time
The new parents in our family (no, guess again) met when both worked for Starbucks, so forgive the new grandparents if we have a soft spot for the coffee giant. It should be mentioned, however, that our affair with Starbucks long pre-dated the day our daughter met her husband to be. Last year, we visited… Continue reading Starbucks at Sea…One More Time
Seasickness and its remedy
We had coffee on Saturday with a friend, for the first time in too long, and inevitably the subject of cruising came up, as it always seems to with us. You’d almost think we had heads shaped like funnels and bodies that were ship-shape…and neither is the case. In comparing cruise notes, he told us… Continue reading Seasickness and its remedy
Carnival's Spirit of Australia
Photo by Jean-Philippe Boulet When you take something and give it an authentic Australian flavor, are you “Aussifying” it…or “Australizing” it…or just putting it on the barbie? Whatever it is, that’s what Carnival is doing to the good ship Spirit, in preparation for its winter Down Under in 2012. So what exactly is Aussifying? In… Continue reading Carnival's Spirit of Australia
Princess Change for the Better?
There is news this week of a restaurant change that was prompted by the passenger feedback, and it’s going to be interesting to see what the passenger feedback is now. The restaurant is Sabatini’s, now on 13 of the 16 Princess ships, including the Coral Princess. We mention that because we were on the Coral… Continue reading Princess Change for the Better?