We’re learning a lot about Israel this week. Our daughter and son-in-law are there on vacation, during one of those all-too-often tense times in the Middle East, so we have a growing interest in the country’s geography, not to mention the events in the waters off Gaza. So do the cruise lines, and not because… Continue reading Cautiously Cruising the Holy Land
Baby's Birthplace a Carnival
Okay, so maybe we’re old-fashioned, but the idea that a woman would give birth on a cruise ship means…oops, somebody goofed. Like airlines, cruise lines have rules about how many weeks a mother-to-be can be, or can’t be, before she’s allowed on the ship. Just before the Memorial Day weekend, on the Carnival Paradise, one… Continue reading Baby's Birthplace a Carnival
A Tip for Cruise Shoppers
Like most women in America, I was in Macy’s on Memorial Day Weekend, shopping for specials. While I’d rather have been cruising, shopping for cruising isn’t a bad alternative. Just before leaving, I overheard another cruise shopper’s exchange with the checkout clerk. It seems she’d bought something special to wear on a cruise. When she… Continue reading A Tip for Cruise Shoppers
Mercury's Moving to New Waters
When members of a cruise line start talking openly about the likelihood that a ship will be sold, you know it’s a done deal. In April, during an itineraries presentation on the Celebrity Millennium, Cruise Sales Manager Wes Savery made it clear he thought the good ship Mercury’s days were numbered. It is now official.… Continue reading Mercury's Moving to New Waters
Hurricanes and Caribbean Cruisers
We had an email a couple of weeks ago from a friend planning a family cruise in the fall, off the eastern seaboard. He’d heard that seas could be rough at that time of year and was hoping we could supply some intelligence. We could, as long as it meant relaying somebody else’s intelligence. So… Continue reading Hurricanes and Caribbean Cruisers