Norwegian Pearl, October 30 2011
Last month, I was able to sail with Norwegian Cruise Line for a full seven days on their Norwegian Pearl. Let me tell you all about it.
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Don’t come crying to me.
I’m going to be blunt here from the very beginning, because honestly, if you can’t handle straight talk, you shouldn’t be reading this in the first place. So, are you ready? Here goes: If you take a cruise and you don’t purchase travel insurance to go with it, you’re a fool.
Continue Reading...Educated Consumer vs. Ignorant Cheapskate
I love educated consumers. I try to be one as well. And when one is spending a couple thousand dollars on a vacation, I do believe in getting the best possible deal out there. Thing is, I don’t believe in screwing anyone over to get it. Service is valuable, and sometimes people won’t realise that [...]
Continue Reading...There’s Only One Guarantee With A Guarantee Cabin
One of the confusing aspects of booking cruise travel is all of the various cabin categories on offer. Each line has different category codes, and telling an E1 from a BB can be challenging when all you know is that you want a balcony cabin. However, the most confusing one of all seems to be [...]
Continue Reading...NCL Epic – The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
In all, I have to say that I enjoyed the tiny tiny amount of time I had on the ship immensely. Because of the fact that she’s such a huge ship and there was so little time, it was really impossible for me to get to try out all of the things I wanted. Either [...]
Continue Reading...Falmouth, Jamaica
Any update on Falmouth, Jamaica? Is this port likely to be ready for my Jan 23rd cruise? If not, will they substitute another Jamaica port? Thanks in advance! – S.C. – North Carolina As of right now, they’re saying that the port will be ready for January. Matter of fact, there are a number of [...]
Continue Reading...Carnival Dream
What have you heard good and bad about Carnival Dream? I’m going on her Jan 1 and I’m just a little curious. – J.A., Minnesota When she set sail in 2009, Carnival Dream was the largest ship in their fleet at 130,000 tons and housing 3646 passengers. Many of the cruise lines are electing to [...]
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