Smooth Sailing for West Coast Smooth Jazz Cruise All aboard Holland America Line for the 2013 Smooth Jazz Cruise taking place October 12 – 19th from San Diego aboard Holland America’s m/s Westerdam, calling on Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and the beautiful Baja Coast. Cruise passengers who love smooth jazz and cruising are in…
Month: June 2013
Cruise3Sixty Conference 2013 Report
Cruise Lines International Association’s Cruise3Sixty, a travel agent conference, is taking place place in Vancouver from June 19 – 23, 2013. The sold-out industry event has been generating a lot of buzz online and I have captured some of the best photos from Twitter and Facebook. Andy Stuart from Norwegian Cruise Line and social…
Hong Kong's Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
Hong Kong’s new cruise terminal The $1 billion, Norman Foster-designed space will allow mega ships to dock in Hong Kong. Now cruise visitors will have two terminals that they could be embarking and debarking from. Make sure to note either Ocean Terminal or Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal to avoid confusion. Hong Kong’s Kai…
Accessing the Internet From My Cell Phone in Europe
How to Connect in Europe on your cell phone Well, I am going to turn the tables and ask the readers a question about my iPhone. I purposely bought an unlocked international iPhone and I am hoping to get online for cheap. Dear Internet, I am going on a Grand Mediterranean cruise adventure. I can’t…
Photo tour: A Ship is Launched, Duchess of Cambridge names Royal Princess
Photo recap from Royal Princess Naming Ceremony Under cloudy skies the naming ceremony alongside the Royal Princess’ berth in Southampton was the place to be for fans of Princess Cruises. For those viewers (like me), I got to watch from the front row (at my computer) from a the live feed that Princess Cruises provided…
Follow the live Royal Princess Buzz
Ready for the Royal Princess naming ceremony? The event will take place live in Southampton, but don’t despair if you are not one of the 2,000 invited guests who will watch the festivities in person because Princess Cruises will stream live via their website and social media outlets. Where to watch the buzz: Viewers around…
Photos of Royal Princess arrival in Southampton
Princess Cruises’ New Ship Arrives in Shouthampton Princess Cruises’ new ship Royal Princess arrived in Southampton today. The next big milestone to make sure to follow is the naming ceremony that will take place on June 13th, 2013 by Royal Princess Godmother, The Duchess of Cambridge. I bet onlookers listening to the musical salute welcoming…
Royal Princess arrival due to reach UK
Princess Cruises new Royal Princess due for arrival in UK The cruise community is all abuzz about the arrival of the new Royal Princess.With just one day to go until Royal Princess arrives in Southampton, I went on a social media search looking for updates to keep us entertained while we wait… From Facebook….
Ken Muskat Joins MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises welcomes Ken Muskat From his Facebook account, it looks like Ken Muskat has a lot of positive comments from friends and industry insiders (myself included). In a press release issued by MSC Cruises (USA), the cruise line announced that Ken Muskat has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing…
Uniworld River Cruises has to cancel some cruises
Cruise news about Uniworld Boutique River Cruises “Due to record high water levels in Europe on the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, we have made the difficult decision to cancel several cruise departures…” From the press release dated June 3, 2013 A full refund and a $500 future cruise credit will be issued. River Ambassador …