IS THE PRICE RIGHT?…………….$699 (balcony) November 7, 14; Barcelona to Majorca (return), 7 nights, Norwegian Jade, NCL. Bonus: $200 onboard credit per cabin. Contact: CruCon Cruise Outlet or NCL and mention Travelzoo SALE ENDS FRIDAY, MAY 28, 6 p.m. (EST) All prices are per person based on double occupancy and available at time of posting.… Continue reading Cruising's Nautical Notebook
The Spooky World of Deutschland Fire
You may have heard about the German “love boat” called the Deutschland that had an engine-room fire on the weekend, at a Norwegian port. All 364 passengers and 243 crew were evacuated without injury. It is the latest in a series of misfortunes for Peter Deilmann Cruises, which earlier this year saw its river-cruise operations… Continue reading The Spooky World of Deutschland Fire
Cruise Confusion Just Among Friends
We call this confusion. On the weekend, the Seattle Times reported that the environmental group Friends of the Earth, in its second annual report card on the cruise industry, downgraded Princess for “its numerous recent violations of Alaska’s strong water pollution laws.” Fair enough? Yesterday, the Port of San Francisco 2009 Cruise Ship Environmental Award’s… Continue reading Cruise Confusion Just Among Friends
Costa Calls 'Fore' More Golf
It’s getting so you can do virtually everything on a cruise ship, and some of it virtually. Take golf, which this couple has been studying for more years than you want to know. Take Costa Cruises, the company that’s mixing golf and cruising in a big way. On two ships, the Costa Deliziosa and the… Continue reading Costa Calls 'Fore' More Golf
Living the Disney Dream
Anybody who knows our family will assume that the author of this blog is our second-eldest son, Lerrin. For most of his life, Lerrin has been a Disney aficionado, to the point where he spent a year working at the Epcot Center in Orlando. He came home with a wife-to-be, Kim, and an archive of… Continue reading Living the Disney Dream