In the cruise-ship world of big-bigger-biggest, MSC is getting into the game. The Italian-based cruise line — its acronym stands for Mediterranean Shipping Company — is adding two ships to the fleet over the next five years. One of them will be the biggest ship…drum roll, please…ever built by a European shipowner. Nobody's challenging Oasis… Continue reading MSC Revving Up The Battle Of Big Boats
Yee-haw! Cruisin' With Country Music
On Sunday night, we'll be watching one of our can't-miss shows on TV: the Academy of Country Music awards show…CBS, if you need to know. Maybe it's our demographics…maybe we're returning to some form of roots when we listed to what was called "cowboy music"…maybe we just like the sound. But we'll be there. We'd… Continue reading Yee-haw! Cruisin' With Country Music
The Ebb And Flow Of Cruising Venetian Waters
If you've been reading this blog for a while, then you've been reading about Venice, one of the most beautiful and inspirational ports we've ever visited. How big cruise ships were causing erosion of the precious little soil there is in the city of canals. How protesters have taken to the airwaves and the… Continue reading The Ebb And Flow Of Cruising Venetian Waters
Signs Of The Apocalypse…They're Everywhere!
Every week, the nation's best sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, prints what it calls "A Sign of the Apocalypse." Here's a couple of recent ones… Team Canada had a Molson beer refrigerator at its Olympic House that could only be opened by scanning a Canadian passport. In a promotional deal, Tonga's first Winter Olympian, luger Fuahea… Continue reading Signs Of The Apocalypse…They're Everywhere!
Cruise Port — Cozumel Launch Pad To Yucatan, Too
This week, we're featuring ports you may find on your cruise itinerary, to give you a snapshot of what it's like, what ships usually go there and what some of the options are once you get off the ship. Today it's Cozumel, Mexico. If there's a cruise ship that goes to the Western Caribbean and… Continue reading Cruise Port — Cozumel Launch Pad To Yucatan, Too