ON THE STAR PRINCESS — Of all the “specialty restaurant experiences” you can have on a cruise ship, the creme-de-la-creme is the Chef’s Table. That’s where you pay a fee to be part of a small group of passengers whose dining begins where the menu begins, in the galley. It almost defies description, but we’ll… Continue reading Chef’s Table A Princess Delight
Captain McCue, First For U.S. Women
Next month, Kate McCue will become Captain Kate McCue, the first U.S. woman to be the “master” of a major cruise ship. She’ll have climbed to the top of that “mountain” when she guides the Summit…Celebrity’s 14-year-old ship of the same name. The 37-year-old McCue will not be the first female cruise-ship captain (Sweden’s Karin… Continue reading Captain McCue, First For U.S. Women
Lion Eyes Part Of New Ship’s Custom
Everybody who’s interested in cruises knows that the playing ocean, as opposed to the playing field, is shifting in the direction of Asia. More cruises, more ships, even more cruise lines are re-locating. With the shift come new customs. The traditions that come with new ships include a bottle of champagne, a hull and a… Continue reading Lion Eyes Part Of New Ship’s Custom
The Death Of A Sea Salesman
The Orator of the Seas is silent. John Maxtone-Graham, who entertained cruisers with ship stories on whatever line would hire him, died of old age last week. He was 85. We met him once, on the Celebrity Eclipse. It was both our good fortuneand our misfortune … to have met him at all, and to… Continue reading The Death Of A Sea Salesman
Friday File: The Name's Tall-keet-nah
This is a town you would never choose to visit, until you have. In winter, its population shrinks to the level of Alaska’s small towns, of which there are many. It’s fairly flat, but climbers must go there to scale North America’s highest mountain. It has two streets, one called Main and the other just… Continue reading Friday File: The Name's Tall-keet-nah