by ThatTravelGuy | Aug 16, 2011 | Travel |
There is a new cruise company that will be stopping at a number of Cuban ports. Given the fact Cuba ports have been ignored by traditional cruise lines, this is a significant announcement. The new cruise company, which is Canadian-owned, will commence operations...
by ThatTravelGuy | Apr 5, 2011 | Travel |
What a treat! It would have been honour enough for Journeys/Renaissance Travel to have been recognized as one of the Ensemble Travel Groups Top 25 agencies for the third year in a row, but to be hosted in the Royal fasion we were by the organization, the Holland...
by ThatTravelGuy | Mar 31, 2011 | Travel |
I have to say being honoured is a mighty fine treat! We are on the cruise ship, the Nieuw Amsterdam by invitation of Holland America and the Ensemble Travel Group, the consortium to which we belong. The trip is a kind of recognition award for achieving Top 25 status...
by ThatTravelGuy | Mar 30, 2011 | Travel |
Every year the approximately 7500 members of the World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society, the people who likely spend more time on cruise ships than anyone else, vote on their choice for ship of the year. The society sends out a survery that puts ship against ship in a...
by ThatTravelGuy | Dec 17, 2010 | Travel |
The original announcement said that the fire damage on the Carnival Splendor would be completed for the January 16 Journey. But they have now announced that it will be at least February 20 before sailings will take place. They are definite about that date, I am...
by ThatTravelGuy | Nov 17, 2010 | Travel |
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has decided to cancel all further itineraries of the Carnival Splendor until January 16, 2011. The fire in the engine room that crippled the vessel for days is now seen as a major repair issue. So Carnival has made the decision to take it...
by ThatTravelGuy | Jul 29, 2010 | Travel |
It’s going to cost the cruise lines hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the Obama administration has done the right thing to help protect passengers aboard cruise lines from criminal actions. Even though the United States has now jurisdiction in International...
by ThatTravelGuy | May 18, 2010 | Travel |
It is correct that some have expressed concern about the security measures cruise lines have in place to prevent terrorism. But Carnival Cruise Lines over-reaction with their new statements regarding banned products is nothing short of bad public relations. In a...
by ThatTravelGuy | Apr 8, 2010 | Travel |
Cruising is cruising, right? There’s a boat, some water, scenery. Well, not quite. On my first river cruise, as I watched the waters of the famous Rhine River flow by my cabin window it hit me: to compare a river cruise to an ocean cruise is like comparing downhill to...
by ThatTravelGuy | Apr 6, 2010 | Travel |
Hosted Cruises are very common as a promotion with radio stations. Usually it is one of the on-air personalities who will act as the host on a particular journey, most often a cruise that has significant attraction to a broad base. In the past I and my wife have...
