Random thoughts from the sea
JULY 9, 2021, SANTA FE, NM — It’s been 473 days since I was last on a cruise ship. It will be another 338 days until I cruise again. That is, if all goes as planned. I’m using a pencil, not a pen. Social media is awash in rumors and
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Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, Between Cruises Hill Street Blues fans will remember the line Sgt. Phil Esterhaus used to end his morning briefing: Hey, Let’s Be Careful Out There. (If you don’t remember it, check the Google machine.) No one who goes on a cruise wants to worry about being
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Post Cruise, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, At Home In my last blog post, I promised to report on what I forgot to pack on my recent 35-day Voyage of the Vikings. The short answer is “nothing.” At the most, I might have switched out a
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Day -4, Grand Asia 2018 Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 – Chicago: Packing for a long cruise should be easier the second time, especially because I have my experience and detailed packing list from last year. As usual, I am torn between being reasonable about what I will need and taking
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Day -9, Grand Asia 2018 Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 – Chicago I mentioned in my last blog post that I had accepted a paid upgrade offer from Holland America. This raises some questions on upgrades – who gets offers and what the offers are. My short answer to these questions
Continue readingAs you might have read on my Oct. 10 post from my 2017 Grand Asia cruise, “There’s No Prize for Packing Light,” I took one large suitcase, two medium, a carry-on and a backpack. I returned home with an additional carry-on, a gift from Holland America. Here is a brief
Continue readingWhen I took my first cruise almost 20 years ago, you could find an inside cabin fare for a week in the Caribbean for about $500 a person. You can find the same fare, if not better, today. With competition keeping cruise fares low, the cruise lines have learned how
Continue readingAfter a year off the seas, I’m off on another cruise! Today I am setting sail on the Emerald Princess from Galveston for a week of sailing to Cozumel, Costa Maya and Belize. I hadn’t planned a January cruise. Several months ago my two sisters, my mother and I signed
Continue readingSo you’ve chosen which category of cabin – now where do you want to be on the ship: low or high deck; forward, midship or aft? The closer to the middle and the lower the deck, the less movement there is on the ship. With stabilizers, today’s cruise ships really
Continue readingI’ve sailed a couple of times in balcony cabins – once when my friend Ginzy insisted, and another time when we got a good deal on a 14-day Caribbean cruise. I had been to every one of the 10 ports we visited, so I knew I would enjoy staying on
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