Have you had the experience where you plan a great getaway only to have it ruined by constant phone calls, work stress or bad news? Sometimes you may think you are on vacation, but your boss, your kids and your responsibilities don’t get the memo. We suggest a vacation where you actually go on vacation. […]
Internet access still hasn’t been perfected on cruises. As we’ve written before, great strides are being made to improve your ability to connect to the Internet while at sea. With each new month it seems there are new initiatives being launched to help improve connectivity at sea. This month Crystal Cruises, the casual luxury cruise […]
In our list of the 13 top events for 2014, you may have found a few events you’d never heard of. Perhaps, the most obscure on the list is La Tomatina, the tomato throwing festival. This messy, fun Spanish festival has actually been around since 1945, though its origins are in question. One theory is […]
Seabourn, the luxury cruise line, is adding a new ship to their fleet. They announced this month that they have a deal in place for a new ship to be built by mid-2016. The ship will be designed after the Seabourn Odyssey with room for 604 passengers.
2014’s first new cruise ship is preparing for her debut as we speak. The Norwegian Getaway has already sailed over from Europe, where she was built, and is now off the shores of New York City, where she will serve as hotel for Superbowl fans. Then she’ll make her way to sunny and warm Miami […]
Sometimes you find it’s cheaper to venture off on your own in a port, or book an excursion with a company based in the port you are visiting. However, when you do this you always run the risk of missing the ship. But did you know cruise lines will wait to disembark from a port […]
While a relaxing vacation is always welcome, sometimes vacations are a great time to have an adventure. It’s a time to be daring, to climb to the top of a mountain or dive down to the depths of the sea. It’s a time to conquer fears. To toss them aside, because you know you will […]
Carnival Cruise Lines wants you to Come Sail Away with your favorite bands and singers like Styx, Lady Antebellum, Jennifer Hudson and Chicago. They’ve just announced that on 49 sailings this year a big name performer, including those mentioned above, will hold a 75-minute concert onboard. This concert series starts on April 4 with Styx […]
As the days go by and weeks turn into months and years pass, what stick in our minds are memories of events in our lives. These can be birthday celebrations, weddings, the birth of children, graduations and vacations. It’s rare that we remember the typical Tuesday where you went to work and then came home, […]
