*** Does taking a cruise make you more amorous? — Getting your sex life in shipshape on a cruise
*** Since Royal Caribbean partially axed its program guaranteeing that the fare you book is the best available, it is no longer the cruise industry’s best policy. Rating the Cruise Lines’ Price Protection Policies.
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31 July
While lounging on deck in Fort Lauderdale waiting for my cruise to depart, I had the chance to chat with the mother of a woman who had been married aboard the ship an hour earlier. She reported that the wedding was simply wonderful and her only regret was that her other daughter insisted on a [...]
28 July
With each ship entering service, cruise lines introduce new features in an attempt to meet the changing needs of cruisers. However, nothing exceeds dining in terms of radical change and innovation.
A decade ago you had to take a pricey luxury vessel carrying fewer than 700 passengers to find single, open seating while today it’s [...]
27 July
by Arline and Sam Bleecker
Special to ShipCritic Blog
Ironically, lots of people die nasty deaths in the bucolic English countryside … at least in the popular British TV series “Midsomer Murders” and in many of the much-loved 80-plus mystery novels of Dame Agatha Christie.
We know because we’re addicted to murder and mayhem in the British Isles [...]
26 July
Duck and Cover: According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2010 should be a busier than normal hurricane season. NOAA says there is a 70% probability for each of the following ranges of activity this season:
8-14 Hurricanes
3-7 Major Hurricanes
Should You Cruise During Hurricane Season?
The captain of a Princess ship once told me, “any [...]
21 July
I came across a survey that focuses on Americans summer vacation plans and the results aren’t terribly surprising given the state of the economy:
Public opinion polling firm StrategyOne recently surveyed more than 1,000 Americans about a range of topics and found that less than 3 in 10 Americans (28%) plan to take a summer vacation [...]
20 July
If you like to LOL, you may want to check out Carnival Cruise Lines’ announcement that it is adding “Punchliner Comedy Clubs” to all 22 ships in the fleet. The dedicated comedy clubs will feature five 35-minute shows on multiple nights during each cruise
with at least two comedians performing each night.
The two early-evening shows [...]
19 July
Travel & Leisure magazine annually polls readers about their favorite hotels, airlines, destinations and cruise lines. In the cruise categories, cruise lines are selected by category: large ship, small ship and river boats.
Here are readers picks for large ship cruise line. (Note: Crystal, Regent, Oceania & Azamara ships carry fewer than 1000 passengers and, in [...]
16 July
As one who spends an enormous amount of time trolling online cruise agencies to check out the best deals, I can tell you that it is a great deal of work. And, because prices change constantly it is nerve racking as well. So when a new reverse auction company turned up promising to make bargain [...]
15 July
I’ve been covering the cruise industry since 1993 and prior to that, worked at Cunard Line. Over the years I’ve collected stories of events that have happened … all of them true.
*** Rosemary Roberts’ family decided it was time she enter a nursing home, but Roberts had a better idea of a future dwelling?on board [...]
13 July
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ShipCritic Blog is a labor of love by Anne Campbell, a journalist who has been covering the cruise industry since 1993. Why a blog? This newfangled technology is the best way of interacting with cruisers, both first timers and veterans, who also share a passion for seeing the world by ship.
