Sampler Cruises in Faraway Places
Last week, we wrote about "sampler" cruises on the West Coast of North America. It also applies on other coasts. If you happen to be going to London after the Olympics are done and you're not sure...
View ArticleCelebrity Cruises Losing a CEO
If a cruise line was losing money — it has happened — and the top executive took another job, the temptation would be to say he or she abandoned a sinking ship. But when the top executive is Dan...
View ArticleSplendor in the Scores from CDC
Whether it's the fire on the Carnival Splendor, or the sinking of the Costa Concordia, bad news about cruise ships takes on a life of its own. Like the remains of a seafood dinner, its smell lingers...
View ArticleEconomy Moves Carnival in Europe
With all the reports about Europe's economy over the past couple of years, it was only a matter of time before it showed up in cruising. Cruise lines can run from the facts but they can't hide…and not...
View ArticleNew Ship: AIDAstella
There will be four new cruise ships launched this year, fewer than usual. This week, we're giving you a snapshot of all four, and the AIDAstella is number two… Launch date: March 17 Capacity: 2,050...
View ArticleCruise Fuel Supplement Old News
As you know, it's always important to read the fine print in your cruise contract. There's a line that has been running in most cruise contracts for many months now, one that nobody seems to pay any...
View ArticleDolphins in Honduras a Trip
ROATAN, Honduras — In anticipation of my upcoming "Dolphin Encounter" I wasn't sure who would be more scared, me or the dolphin. Since only one of us swims, it was logical that my fear factor would...
View ArticleMaritime Lawyer Raises Questions
Like most people who cruise, we tend to accept the occasional accident or fire or incident on a cruise ship. Yet we do so without knowing what "occasional" really is. Jim Walker thinks he knows. Walker...
View ArticleEuropean ‘oasis’ for The Oasis
If you're like us (not that we'd wish that on anybody), you were probably wondering when the biggest cruise ship in the world would be on the move. Oasis of the Seas is going to Europe. It's only...
View ArticleOasis Huge in More Than Size
Biggest isn't always best, but it is always boast, because that's what happens when somebody has the biggest…whatever. They boast. Travelers flocked to the first jumbo jet — can you believe the first...
View ArticleSolstice Surgery To Make It All Better
When a cruise ship visits Vancouver, the jewel that sits between ocean and mountains in British Columbia, it must sail under the Lions Gate Bridge and into Burrard Inlet. No ship has ever been too...
View ArticleCruising to Beaches of Normandy
Nowadays, most of us don't remember World War II. It's a horror story told to us in books, or movies or if we were fortunate (bold) enough to ask in conversations with fathers or uncles or older...
View ArticleBrangelina’s Wedding Cruise
Breaking news…Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hoping to get married on a cruise ship. Not so fast, star chaser. It's not a cruise ship you're going to be on, unless you're among the 50 people who are...
View ArticleAn Epic Move in Norwegian Entertainment?
Of all the cruise ships we've sailed on, the Norwegian Epic still ranks at or near the top of the list. This, despite the fact that many have railed against it as the ugly duckling of the family for...
View ArticleNew Ship: AIDAstella
There will be four new cruise ships launched this year, fewer than usual. This week, we're giving you a snapshot of all four, and the AIDAstella is number two… Launch date: March 17 Capacity: 2,050...
View ArticleCruise Fuel Supplement Old News
As you know, it's always important to read the fine print in your cruise contract. There's a line that has been running in most cruise contracts for many months now, one that nobody seems to pay any...
View ArticleDolphins in Honduras a Trip
ROATAN, Honduras — In anticipation of my upcoming "Dolphin Encounter" I wasn't sure who would be more scared, me or the dolphin. Since only one of us swims, it was logical that my fear factor would...
View ArticleMaritime Lawyer Raises Questions
Like most people who cruise, we tend to accept the occasional accident or fire or incident on a cruise ship. Yet we do so without knowing what "occasional" really is. Jim Walker thinks he knows. Walker...
View ArticleEuropean ‘oasis’ for The Oasis
If you're like us (not that we'd wish that on anybody), you were probably wondering when the biggest cruise ship in the world would be on the move. Oasis of the Seas is going to Europe. It's only...
View ArticleOasis Huge in More Than Size
Biggest isn't always best, but it is always boast, because that's what happens when somebody has the biggest…whatever. They boast. Travelers flocked to the first jumbo jet — can you believe the first...
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