The theme for our travel pics this week is A – for Antigua. We are going to do a letter a week until June – next week is B for Bridges, then C for Churches .. week eight will be H for Hanoi, etc etc. So, as I say, we start with A for Antigua. We visited this West…
First up, welcome to the new Cairnscommunications blog. It’s got a new look, as you can tell – but it’s also got a new commitment from me. When I gave up full-time work about six months ago, it was to give me time to write about the things I love, and to travel, and to…
I’m relaunching this blog page tomorrow – and part of the redesign will be Tuesday Cruiseday posts .. but I thought I’d post this here, first. With all the bad PR that P&O is getting over the Aria and the Eden (and questions about whether they were rushed through their refurbishments), you may have missed…
It’s been an interesting week or two around the CairnsComms world HQ – what with visits to see my 91 year old mum, and Christmas, and other disruptions. That’s why the blogsite’s been just a bit … moribund … for much of December. But as of Friday, we have a new year – and a…
P&O Cruises has announced it will add some muscle to its sports line up next year, taking guests to the biggest event on the Rugby League calendar – State of Origin – for the first time. I remember the first time I went on the Carnival Spirit, the memorabilia in the ‘Sports Bar’ was dominated…
There’s a cruise underway to the ‘Mexican Riviera’, as its known .. which is hardly unusual for this time of year. But it WAS unusual 50 years ago this week – and that’s why the current cruise is also noteworthy. It was 50 years ago last week that Stanley McDonald chartered the Princess Patricia from Canadian Pacific Limited…
We’ve spoken before about eating on a cruise ship – but you may not have considered WHY some cruise-lines push all-inclusive, while others offer a-la-carte extras. The organization of amenities is an important area where the cruising industry has made changes in order to keep their ships running profitably. One of these areas is the way…
When I started this blog, I said “Graham and Shirley Cairns have a passion for travel – but unlike many writers, they are doing it on their own dollar. As a mid-fifties couple, with adult children, they are SKINs – ‘Spending the Kids Inheritance Now’. But since they’d like to leave those kids something, they are…
I mentioned a few weeks back that I was travelling as an ‘Enrichhment Speaker’ on board a cruise ship – and promised to let you know how it went… Well, this week, I’ll make good on that promise – and let you know how you can get in on it, too … First up –…
I received a media release this week from Carnival this week (on behalf of its eight cruise lines) proudly touting the official opening of Amber Cove, a purpose-built port at Puerto Plata, on the Northern coast of the Dominican Republic. And my immediate thought was to wonder how ‘real’ the experience would be, at a…
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