I always love to read stories about retiring on a cruise ship. Besides being a travel agent, I also work for a home health agency in Jacksonville, Fl called Welcome Homecare. I’m very happy that we help people stay in the comfort of their own homes vs. costly nursing home …
Read More »How Carnival Dominates the $38 Billion Cruise Industry
If you’re like me, you enjoy stories about the stock market. You also probably regret not buying Carnival stock back in the day! Check out this great story from The Motley Fool about Carnival. I’m sure glad that Ted Arison created the cruise industry. https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/25/how-carnival-dominates-the-38-billion-cruise-indus.aspx
Read More »Internet on cruise ships about to get better?
Insidertravelreport.com is reporting, “Major cruise lines are stepping up their game by providing better digital connectivity for guests while at sea. It began just a couple of years ago when Royal Caribbean International began promoting itself as having the best Internet at sea. Other cruise lines followed, most recently MSC …
Read More »Parkland High School student David Hogg tries to harm Florida tourism industry
David Hogg, Parkland High School shooting survivor, went to Twitter in an attempt to harm the Florida tourism industry. I’m not going to debate boycotting the NRA or what steps need to be taken to eliminate school shootings or even shootings in Chicago or other cities. What I’m upset about …
Read More »Vegan cruise turns into ‘Hunger Games’ after passengers starve
Here’s the dealio, I’m not a vegan! I love steak, chicken and other meat. When I read the story below, I about fell over! Share this post with family and friends who are vegans! http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/02/vegan-cruise-turns-into-hunger-games-after-passengers-starve.html
Read More »Port Tampa Bay sees record cruise passenger weekends
The Tampa Bay Business Journal is reporting that, “Port Tampa Bay saw a record number of cruise ship passengers in two recent weekends. The port said 19,876 passengers arrived and departed ships the weekend of Feb. 3 and 4, breaking the previous record. Then, last weekend, Feb. 17 and 18, there …
Read More »Carnival Fascination is back and better than ever!
When the Carnival Fascination was homeported in Jacksonville, my wife and I took the opportunity to sail on her many times. We live less than fifteen minutes from the port and do not take for granted that we have a cruise ship in our backyard. We sailed on the Fascination …
Read More »Update on the brawl on the Carnival Legend
I’ve sailed on over 25 cruises and never experienced anything like this “cruise from hell.” Can you imagine a whole family getting kicked off of a cruise ship due to fighting? Click on the link below from the Daily Mail for the details. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5402887/Cruise-hell-passengers-blame-large-Italian-family.html
Read More »Family kicked off ‘cruise from hell’ in Australia after mass brawl on the Carnival Legend
Here’s an update from “The Telegraph” regarding the violence on the Carnival Legend. When an entire family gets kicked off of a cruise ship, you’ve got a real problem! Click on the link below for the full story. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/16/entire-family-kicked-cruise-australia-mass-brawl/
Read More »Cruise gone Wild!
The Sydney Morning Herald and other news outlets are reporting on a very disturbing incident on the Carnival Legend. “A violent brawl has broken out on a Carnival Cruise Lines ship bound for Melbourne, forcing the vessel to dock early on the NSW South Coast. As many as 30 people have …
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