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…
There’s a new commercial featuring Jennifer Aniston where she has a ‘nightmare’ – that she is travelling on an American airline in ‘cattle class’, and doesn’t get the service that she’s used to on an Emirates aircraft. It’s an amusing ad .. but I have to say, the comments it has generated are both predictable…
I mentioned recently that I’d done a cruise on the Sun Princess as an ‘Enrichment Speaker’ – someone who delivers educational and (hopefully) entertaining lectures on a variety of subjects. I’m often asked what my lectures were on … so here’s a part of one: Cruise Ships Past, Present and Future. The idea of ships…
Dolphins with droopy dorsal fins; earthquake-damage apologies; French street signs; frigid teal waters; rose gardens; mosaic galleries – we’re talking about Akaroa, on New Zealand’s South Island. The town is on the Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the country, and it’s where the cruise ships come in to visit Christchurch, around 80km away. Akaroa’s…
Normally with my Sunday features, I try to conjure up something meaningful – taking a slice-of-life and extrapolating that into something more. But this week, I’m going to keep it simple. Go to Lifou. Take a snorkel and flippers. And enjoy. It’s really that simple! I saw a discussion on Facebook this week which related…
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