I just read an article from CNN about the world’s largest cruise ships. As you probably know, Marty and I prefer the mid-sized ships of Holland America Line. When my grandson is about 12 years old or so, we may take him on a big ship. Check out the article …
Read More »Do I have to dress up for dinner the first night of my cruise?
Many of my clients ask me if they have to dress up the first night of the cruise. Here’s the dealio. In many cases, your checked luggage won’t arrive to your cabin until after 5 p.m. If you’re like me, you want to eat dinner early, so don’t feel pressured …
Read More »How to get the most out of cruise ship dining
The #1 reason I cruise is because of the amazing food. I just read an article about how to get the most out of your cruise ship dining experience that I wanted to share with you. Please remember that the time to diet is before or after your cruise, not …
Read More »Dramatic Rescue At Sea On The Carnival Glory (Video)
Travelandglamour.com is reporting, “Miami-Dade first responders braved rough waters Saturday to carry out a dramatic rescue at sea aboard the Carnival cruise ship “Glory.” The U.S. Coast Guard reported that an adult passenger suffered a medical emergency and needed to get to a hospital. The ship departed Port of Miami …
Read More »Music festivals and mixology: how cruises got cool
As you may know, a close friend of mine and I had the honor of sailing on the EDM Groove Cruise several years ago. One of the best parts of it was the opportunity to meet and spend some time with Darude of Sandstorm fame! I also spent some time …
Read More »Cruise Robocall Lawsuit Update
Remember hearing that if you received a robocall regarding a cruise, you could be a part of a class-action lawsuit? Now, do you remember that the lawyers gave us a deadline of May 1st to submit documentation? Guess what? That deadline has been moved to May 31st. Click on the …
Read More »Carnival Unveils Miami Fleet Operations Center
CruiseIndustryNews.com has a great article unveiling Carnival’s new Fleet Operations Center. It looks like CTU from the hit show 24 with Jack Bauer and Chloe O’brian! Keeping track of the weather and other aspects of each of the Carnival ships must be an overwhelming task, but this Ops Center makes …
Read More »Steve Harvey gives away a cruise to a mom of two young kids!
Hats off to Steve Harvey for giving away a Carnival cruise to a well deserving mom. It’s even better that Arnold Donald, Carnival’s CEO was on hand! Click on the link below to watch it for yourself! http://stevetv.com/clip/steve-harvey-gives-busy-mom-a-carnival-cruise-surprise
Read More »Why are more young people and families going on cruises?
I just read a great story on BBC.com about why young couples and families are taking cruises. We all know that you only unpack once, wake up in a different port almost every morning, and that each member of the family will have a great time! When my grandson gets …
Read More »Qatar Closes Out Strong Cruise Season
Cruiseindustrynews.com has an interesting story about the success of Qatar in the cruise market. While most people focus on the United States, it’s amazing to me that other nations are also enjoying the tourism revenue we enjoy. Click on the link below for the story: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18966-qatar-closes-out-strong-cruise-season.html
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