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NCL Sued Over Dinner Reservations System
A passenger who booked a standard cabin on NCL has filed suit against the cruise line for not disclosing that booking a standard cabin made it nearly impossible for her to get a specialty dinner reservation.
According to an article on travel website galding.com, the woman and her family claim that because dinner seating [...]
This Cruiser Loves the New Celebrity Smoking Policy
As a non-smoker, I applaud Celebrity Cruises for introducing their new more restrictive smoking policy. While I was “OK” with the old policy, I feel the new policy will make my family’s next cruise experience even more pleasant. The new restriction on in cabin and balcony smoking should also provide a safer environment [...]
Fuel Surcharges Could Start To Put The Squeeze On Cruise Passengers
In November of 2007 most of the major cruise lines announced that they would be adding a 5 dollar per passenger per day fuel surcharge to their cruise bill. When it was announced, it was to apply to both current and new bookings. The surcharge was to apply just to the [...]
Ship Size Survey Results Are In !
We’ve had over 100 responders to our ship size survey, and the results are in!!! Mega-ships are the most popular. The mega ships narrowly beat our the medium size ships with the mega ships getting 28% of the votes and the medium size ships getting 26% of the votes. [...]
Cruise Lines Are In The Business of Providing Cruises, Not Transportation
If you need to be in a particular place, at a particular time, a cruise is not the best way to get there. If you want a great vacation that takes you to fun places, provides you with great food and service, and is probably the best value around, then a [...]
A 40 Year Plus Cruiser Reflects On Industry Changes
Brett Pechuls took his first “real” cruise in the 1960’s as an Atlantic crossing, though as a military brat, he’d been at sea many times previously onboard military transports. He cruised on several lines in the 1970’s and 1980’s, but then took over 20 years off from cruising. His first modern cruise [...]
Brent Nixon to Lecture on Celebrity Infinity Summer of 2008
Many of you who are avid cruise readers like me may have seen the recent article in the March/April 2008 edition of Cruise Travel Magazine about naturalist lecturer Brent Nixon. We had the pleasure of hearing Brent’s presentations last summer on our Celebrity Mercury Alaska cruise in June of 2007. Brent [...]
Ginger: A Plausable Treatment for Seasickness
One of the biggest concerns for cruisers is seasickness. Most of the larger cruise ships have an extensive stabilizer system, which under most circumstances, keep the ship from tossing or rolling very much. However, during storms or high seas, even these ships can still toss about quite a bit.
For [...]
Virtual Tours Are Great, But They Don’t Always Show You Everthing You Need To Know
I know this is really nitpicking, but I really wish that the virtual tours of cruise ships cabins provided by cruise lines provided more detailed information. Specifically, many ships have several rooms within a category or class that have different configurations or lay outs from the standard rooms in that category. [...]
Can I See The Ocean When I Dine?
OK, I know that may sound like a frivolous question, but one of the reasons I choose cruising for my vacations is that I enjoy the simple beauty of our vast oceans. I also appreciate the full service dining offered in the ship’s dining room. Together, there is no better combination. [...]
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