I mentioned before that my mother passed away at the end of April this year, just before her 90th birthday. With that inevitable but nonetheless life changing event, pictures from deep in the past came out. One photo album that got a lot of attention belonged to my father and chronicled his time at a…Continue reading A Look Back In Time At The T.S.S. North Star
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Jay Herring’s ‘The Truth About Cruise Ships’ – Worth Reading?
I love the world of Amazon and Kindle. I love the fact that you don’t have to haul your ass down to the book store or order books online and then wait days for them to arrive. I love the fact that with the lack of time and cost involved in producing an actual paper book and…Continue reading Jay Herring’s ‘The Truth About Cruise Ships’ – Worth Reading?
The Suite Life To The Bahamas
The easiest and cheapest way to get on a short cruise ship getaway is to head down to Miami, Florida and take a three night Bahamas excursion. Sure, if you’re timing is right, you can even get an inside stateroom on some of these ships for anywhere from $99 to $125 per person, plus taxes.…Continue reading The Suite Life To The Bahamas
5 Of Today’s Grand Old Dames Of High Seas Cruising
Well, they’re not the Titanic or the Carpathia but when it comes to luxury liners today, these five are some of the Grand Old Dames of the high seas. These ships all came into service between 1990 and 1998 and were some of the largest passenger vessels on our oceans at the time. Now, the…Continue reading 5 Of Today’s Grand Old Dames Of High Seas Cruising