Friday File: Norwegian’s Hulls Of A Show
TweetThey weren’t always so, well, outlandish. But the more unusual they became, the more the hull art on Norwegian’s ships started to look like a competition where the next one had to be more...
View ArticleHolland America’s Refined Dress Code
TweetThe word from Holland America that passengers can begin to dress down from formal wear is one more break from tradition that is, frankly, necessary for what has long been a traditional cruise...
View ArticleNorwegian, Food And Andy Stuart
TweetSome of us like hot toast. Hot enough to melt better. It happens at home. It rarely, if ever, happens on a cruise ship. The only time we’ve ever experienced it, or at least the closest it has come...
View ArticleAlaska: A Land Of The Midnight Sun
TweetALASKA — Yesterday was the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In Alaska, it was longer…or at least it looked that way. When the cliche “the sun never sets on…” is bandied about,...
View ArticleThe Death Of A Sea Salesman
TweetThe 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...
View ArticleChef’s Table A Princess Delight
Tweet 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...
View ArticleFirst River Cruise: Mekong Riches
TweetOur first river cruise — on AmaWaterways’ luxurious new AmaDara — is history. So it’s the first chance for us to compare it to what we’ve always known: ocean cruises. This is not an all-inclusive...
View ArticleHow Fast Can You Pack For A Deal?
TweetEverybody loves a deal. That used to mean taking advantage of last-minute sales that were sometimes the product of too much product. Too many televisions…too many optical mice…too many empty...
View ArticleAllure of the Seas…More Alluring?
TweetWhen we heard that Allure of the Seas was going in to be refurbished, our initial reaction was: What could be better? It is a rite of passage that cruise ships are refurbished every five years or...
View ArticleFriday File: Carnival Live 2016
TweetIt would be nice to tell you that after we wondered aloud two weeks ago when Carnival was going to announce its Carnival Live performers for next year that the cruise line promptly reacted and...
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