My wife watches the CBN show, “The 700 Club” each day on television. She called me while I was at work and said, “Scott, you need to share this story on your blog!” Imagine enjoying a snorkeling experience while on a cruise when you hear your wife screaming in the water. …
Read More »Boy says he used parents’ credit cards to go on Bali getaway after argument with mother
ABCNews is reporting, “After getting into a fight with his mother, a 12-year-old boy apparently managed to hop on a plane and go on vacation to Bali using his parents’ credit cards without them knowing.” Back in MY day, if you were going to runaway, you would get on your …
Read More »Jaime Dee retiring
If you’ve ever sailed with Carnival cruise director Jamie Dee, you know that she’s one of a kind. Marty and I sailed with her several years ago on the Carnival Sunshine. When I saw her for the first time at the Lido deck sailaway party, I told my wife Marty …
Read More »Review of the Carnival Elation!
Be sure to check out this review of our Jacksonville-based Carnival Elation from Cruise Radio! Cruise Podcast: Carnival Elation Bahamas Review + Cruise News
Read More »Cruise Radio on the new Carnival Horizon!
My good friend Doug Parker of Cruise Radio is on board the brand new Carnival Horizon. The ship is sailing roundtrip from Barcelona on a 7 day Med cruise. Check out his podcast by clicking on the link below! https://cruiseradio.net/cruise-podcast-broadcasting-aboard-carnival-horizon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cruiseandblog%2FhXuX+%28Cruise+Radio%29
Read More »Norwegian Bliss reveal
If you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time, you know that I’m not a huge fan of NCL. I’ve sailed on the Pearl on the Blake Shelton cruise and on the Groove Cruise. Shortly after 9-11 I sailed on NCL in Hawaii for an 11 day cruise. My …
Read More »Carnival Pixels Photo Package Prices fall back to Earth!
As you may have heard, Carnival recently introduced a photo package onboard their ships. They started out with a great introductory price, but then dramatically increased the price shortly thereafter. After a very loud objection to this price increase on social media, today Carnival’s Senior Cruise Director and Brand Ambassador …
Read More »Cuba Is Attracting More Cruise Visits as Traditional Travel Gets Complicated
Skift.com has an interesting story about cruising to Cuba. I would love to sail to Cuba for one reason, to see those amazing cars! Click on the story below! https://skift.com/2018/04/17/cuba-is-attracting-more-cruise-visits-as-traditional-travel-gets-complicated/
Read More »Boy with autism builds world’s largest Lego Titanic replica
CNN is reporting a heartwarming story about a young man with autism building a replica of the Titanic with Legos. RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden …
Read More »First photo from inside tragic P&O Pacific Dawn cruise as eyewitness comes forward
You may have heard that a “freak wave” caused a woman to be swept into the sea while she was on deck of the P&O Pacific Dawn. News.com.au is reporting an update to this story. “A NEW photo has emerged from inside P&O’s Pacific Dawn cruise ship, as an eyewitness …
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