Photo by Fred Hsu
Anyone who has been to St. Thomas has probably ridden in an open-air, Safari-type bus. Thirteen passengers from Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas were involved in a traffic accident last week on a ship-sponsored tour of St. Thomas.
I don’t know about you, but I have about half a dozen cruise-related pictures that some day will be the start of an online picture book of my best shots. While I have thousands of photos, these are the only ones I haven't seen repeated.
There seems to be more news lately from the deluxe and luxury brands that are upping the ante to convince you to make them your cruise line of choice in the upscale categories.
Several months ago, when Carnival and Holland America announced they would be leaving Bermuda (Carnival this year, HAL in 2013), I suggested that their main concern was losing casino revenue. Norwegian to the rescue...
You probably haven’t heard much of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), except for when it's been mentioned in this space. The Association's role is to lobby governments when required, speak with a united voice, and train travel agents in learning all things cruising.
Costa Cruises has finally named its price for compensating passengers of the Concordia. Keep in mind this "final price" is subject to lawyers in a dozen or so countries adding their lawsuits.
It seems to me we have really been into river cruising a lot lately, which is all fine and good as these things tend to go in cycles. One cruise that's unique is an African safari...
Great news for Vancouver! Disney has come out with a whole new series of cruises for parts of 2012 and 2013 and Vancouver is getting the Disney ship it lost to Seattle for 2013.
This news came as a surprise today considering that it's about a ship that was only a few months away from launching...
UBS, the Investment Research Company, is reporting that the capsizing of the Costa Concordia so far is having little impact on the booking of cruises, according to Cruise Community.
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The cost of developing a port, with concrete piers and all that goes along with it, is costly. I thought you might be interested in this story by Seatrade Insider, a recognized journal for the cruise and shipping trade.
River cruising is getting more and more popular each year and, as a result, the major limes are adding new ships. Keep in mind, however, that it would take 20 new river cruisers to equal one 3,000-passenger ocean-going ship.
The news outlets are capably handling the day-to-day and more immediate happenings about the sinking of the Costa Concordia a week ago. It's hard to believe so much time has passed and still there are so many questions.
I get a little jealous when I see ships moving into dry-dock to undergo transformations. Why not a human transformation dry-dock that could turn back the clock...or at least enhance our natural good looks?
Avalon Waterways, part of the worldwide Globus family of travel brands, will stage a double christening in early May of two more "Suite Ships" — the Avalon Vista and the Avalon Visionary.
