We’ve always believed you could find some of the best travel deals at the last minute. Fill up the empty seats in a plane, berths in a train, staterooms in a ship, right? Now we’re not so sure. About 10 days ago, we were were checking out flights because, unexpectedly, we were making “last-minute” plans.… Continue reading Last-minute — Good Deals or Not?
Clever Kiosks on Royal Caribbean
If you’ve ever waited in line on a cruise ship to book a shore excursion (duh, hasn’t everybody?), then you should know that help is on the way. The industry leader here, it appears, is Royal Caribbean. In one of those little items that slipped through the cracks of most newsroom floors, on Royal Caribbean… Continue reading Clever Kiosks on Royal Caribbean
Notes from Around the Cruise World
It’s time for some “new ship” announcements…Carnival is adding three but none will have the familiar funnel design…The newbies are going to less familiar members of the Carnival family — Costa and AIDA, the latter a little-known branch of the family residing in Germany…Costa will get a 3,700-passenger ship in 2014, its 17th and largest… Continue reading Notes from Around the Cruise World
TWO Jewels for Shelton Cruise?
Today in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, there is a country music festival called WE Fest. It runs for three days. There are many big names and a few little ones set to perform. One of today’s headliners is Blake Shelton. On Sunday, one of the headliners is his wife. Fast forward. Next October — cruise people… Continue reading TWO Jewels for Shelton Cruise?
Tip for Celebrity an Aussie Challenge
There’s an old joke Down Under. You know the difference between an Australian and a canoe? A canoe tips. That’s the basis for the battle brewing in Australia’s cruise industry. To tip or not to tip. It is not customary there, it is not expected and generally it is not practiced. In fact, a “tip”… Continue reading Tip for Celebrity an Aussie Challenge