There was a party yesterday in Los Angeles, to celebrate an 80th birthday, which is always better than not celebrating an 80th birthday, isn’t it? One of the most important guests was missing…these things often happen when you get to be 80, but this “guest” wasn’t gone, or even in rehab. She was traveling. Captain… Continue reading Lotta Love for a Special Captain
Prices on the Rise for Norwegian
The way we see it, which is not always through rose-colored glasses but is always through either bifocals or progressives, Norwegian is increasing fares by 10 per cent on the first of April for one of four reasons: 1. In this era of rocketing oil prices, it’s a way of covering NCL’s inevitable increased expenses… Continue reading Prices on the Rise for Norwegian
So Who's Really in the Fog in Texas?
News item: A blanket of fog kept 60 vessels from moving in or out of the Houston Ship Channel… If you haven’t heard, the vessels included cruise ships. If you haven’t heard, some passengers were livid. And if you haven’t heard, the only time fog is generated by anything or anyone but Mother Nature it’s… Continue reading So Who's Really in the Fog in Texas?
High Tea for the Celebrity People
And now comes the breath-taking news that on Celebrity Cruise ships you can now get high tea. Yes, the silence is deafening, isn’t it? At least, where we live it is. As I recall, we have had “high tea.” Once. It was in Victoria, British Columbia, capital of the province as well as all things… Continue reading High Tea for the Celebrity People
Cruising Notes on the Boats
The Right Price………..$279 Ship: Celebrity Century, 4 nights, Western Caribbean Departure: March 24 Ports: Key West, Cozumel Contact: Celebrity Cruises * * * Too short for the Aqua Duck?…That’s what some Disney cruisers discovered when they took their 8-year-old, 3-foot-10 sons or daughters to ride the innovative water coaster on the Disney Dream…Disney’s universal height… Continue reading Cruising Notes on the Boats