A Fuller Ship – Finding the “best” cruise means knowing what you really want.
Monday Mantra A Matter of Opinion … A Matter of Opinion … A Matter of Opinion … . Finding the “best” cruise means knowing what you really want. The 10 Best Ships for Your Next Vacation! The 5 Best Islands in the Caribbean! 13 Things You Must Do On Your Next Cruise! The Top 5 […]
Going for the Silver Gold – Legendary athletes deserve no less legendary accommodations.
Monday Mantra Olympic Dreams…Olympic Dreams…Olympic Dreams… Going for the Silver Gold Legendary athletes deserve no less legendary accommodations. I always find out about things too late in life. Like, if I’d known that I could spend 17 days docked in Rio aboard Silversea Cruises’ luxuriou
On the Horizon – The end of summer means the fun is beginning!
Monday Mantra A Date with a Viking … A Date with a Viking … A Date with a Viking … The end of summer means the fun is beginning! It’s August! Summer is almost over and that means … vacation! I’ve never been a big fan of the summer vacation. In July and August, I’m […]
Boundaries On Board – Cruisers tend to be friendly. But there are limits….
Monday Mantra Nosy and Nautical … Nosy and Nautical …Nosy and Nautical Boundaries On Board Cruisers tend to be friendly. But there are limits…. “A penthouse?? Wow! And how much did that set you back?” I was leaning on the bar, signing the tab for a cosmopolitan and a Beefeater on the rocks
Rise and Shine – Some cruisers might think getting up before dawn is crazy. They don’t know what they’re missing.
Monday Mantra The Early Bird Gets the View … The Early Bird Gets the View … The Early Bird Gets the View … Rise and Shine Some cruisers might think getting up before dawn is crazy. They don’t know what they’re missing. Last night I was lying in bed reading when the following sentence stopp
Cruise Artiste – Maritime painter Stephen Card has got the ticket to the good life.
Monday Mantra A Lucky Card … A Lucky Card … A Lucky Card … Cruise Artiste Maritime painter Stephen Card has got the ticket to the good life. When I die, I want to come back as maritime artist Stephen J. Card, luckiest son of a gun ever. Stephen was born and raised in Bermuda […]
Kicking Butts – Sometimes, flicking a cigarette overboard can be playing with fire.
Monday Mantra Way to go, P&O … Way to go, P&O … Way to go, P&O … Kicking Butts Sometimes, flicking a cigarette overboard can be playing with fire. The latest charge against the cruise industry comes in the form of a cancer-stricken 58-year-old Australian man being unceremon
Love You Till the End of the World …the end of the World Cruise, that is!
Monday Mantra Sail-Away Bride … Sail-Away Bride … Sail-Away Bride … Love You Till the End of the World…the end of the World Cruise, that is! They say you can’t run away from problems … but you can sail away from them. In fact, that’s how I ended up on my only Atlantic crossing. I [
Cruise Proud – Wear your ship-love on your sleeve … or right across your heart.
Monday Mantra Fit to a T … Fit to a T … Fit to a T … Fit to a T … Cruise Proud Wear your ship-love on your sleeve … or right across your heart. It seems that with every mention of cruising, there comes a comment about T-shirt shops. So, being an entrepreneurial […]
Choice Dining. Are you Getting the Best from your Buffet?
Monday Mantra Yay for the buffet! … Yay for the buffet! … Yay for the buffet! Choice Dining Are you getting the best from your buffet? I slapped my head like one of those “I could’ve had a V-8” commercials. Is it possible? Could I have missed it? I’ve been doing these Monday
This Ship Will Rock – Let’s meet 60 head-on: with the best music of the 1970s.
Monday Tuesday Mantra Cruise to the Edge? YES! … Cruise to the Edge? YES … Cruise to the Edge? YES! This Ship Will Rock Let’s meet 60 head-on: with the best music of the 1970s. Summer’s arrived! I say this as I’m sitting here, sweltering in a tank top, wondering if it might be time [&helli
Interrupting This Program – It’s nice to know about the daily events on board … for somebody.
Monday Mantra Get with the program … Get with the program … Get with the program … Or not … Interrupting This Program It’s nice to know about the daily events on board … for somebody. I have a confession to make. When I’m on a cruise, I never read the daily program. Ever. Most [&hellip
A Host with the Most – A romantic rendezvous worth cruising to.
Monday Mantra Shipboard romance? … Shipboard romance? … Shipboard romance? A Host with the Most A romantic rendezvous worth cruising to. True story. I was in Barcelona in November 2013 and spent a night, pre-cruise, at the lovely Hotel Duquesa de Cardona, a boutique property located acro
Working at Sea – Is It for Me?
Monday Mantra Unqualified … Unqualified … Unqualified … Working at Sea – Is It for Me? Could you be cut out for cruising career? Could I? It was love at first sight for cruising and me. Immediately, I loved being aboard a massive ship that delivered me to exotic ports. I enjoyed the camarade
Mama’s Bahamas Drama
Monday Mantra Oh pleeeease …. Oh pleeeease …. Oh pleeeease …. Mama’s Bahamas Drama When someone misses the ship, there’s always more to the story. The first thing I did on Friday morning was switch on the TV news, but not to see what’s going on in the presidential race, who’s getting P
Where am I again? – On a cruise ship, good signage is a treasure.
Monday Mantra Get Lost…Get Lost…Get Lost… Where am I again? On a cruise ship, good signage is a treasure. I believe that there’s a special place in hell reserved for cruise ship interior designers who fail to place a prominent plaque or video monitor showing the direction of all public rooms
So Many Ways to Cruise. – To find the perfect trip, you have to explore.
Monday Mantra Decisions…Decisions…Decisions… So Many Ways to Cruise To find the perfect trip, you have to explore. When I was about 12 years old and just learning how to cook, I went to the supermarket to buy the canned tomatoes that a recipe called for. When I got there, I found a dizzying as
Italy … by Land! – Sometimes to go deeper, you have to leave the sea behind.
Monday Mantra Ciao Italia! … Ciao Italia! … Ciao Italia! Italy … by Land! Sometimes to go deeper, you have to leave the sea behind. Soon, I’ll be off to Italy! And here’s the newsflash … NOT on a cruise. That’s the part that totally baffles my friends who seem to think that just becaus
Sailing On – Beloved cruisemates never really debark
Monday Mantra Oceans Apart … Oceans Apart … Oceans Apart … Sailing On Beloved cruisemates never really debark. This week marks the one-year anniversary of the death of my husband Michael. Cruising brought us together — our wedding was even aboard ship — so I shouldn’t be surprised that e
