THE RIGHT PRICE…………….$549 Aug.-Sept.-Oct. 2010: Venice return (Croatia, Greece), 7 nights, Norwegian Gem Bonus: up to $250 shipboard credit, 10% discount shore excursions; oceanview $699, balcony $949, suite $1,149; stateroom upgrades Contact: CruisesOnly * * * In anticipation of more cruise ships and passengers going to Alaska, the docks of Juneau will be rebuilt so… Continue reading Notes on the Boats
A Celebrity conceived on Celebrity
I live with a Parrothead. I should say I’m married to a Parrothead…and before everybody gets all over me for spousal insolence, Nancy happily confesses to being a Parrothead, because that’s just what Jimmy Buffett fans do. Today, from an article I read in the Charleston Daily Mail comes a funny tale about a Jimmy… Continue reading A Celebrity conceived on Celebrity
Amos Yakhoob, St. Jude and Carnival
You remember Amos Yakhoob, don’t you? The only and only Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yakhoob? He had another name, which you may have gathered by now, and which we discovered last year when visiting Memphis. Danny Thomas, of course. Father of Marlo, if you’re too young to remember. Thomas was his older brother, Danny was his… Continue reading Amos Yakhoob, St. Jude and Carnival
Wicked Way to Enhance Princess Cruise
Listening to our seven-year-old granddaughter, Naomi, the other day, I heard her say she was “wicked scared” about watching a spooky movie. The word “wicked” has taken on new meanings since I first used it, just a few years ago. Even for me, it now describes not only something that’s “extremely” …whatever, but also one… Continue reading Wicked Way to Enhance Princess Cruise
The Alaska Saga: Year One
Okay, figure this one out: In Alaska, there are substantially fewer cruise-ship passengers in 2010, but ticket prices are stronger than they were last year when there were more ships in the harbors. Got that? In the first season after the fallout from Alaska’s controversial “head tax” on cruisers, business is down by 15% to… Continue reading The Alaska Saga: Year One