Archive for May, 2009

The National Spelling Bee Reminds Me of Cruising

I was watching the National Spelling Bee last night and one of the words was Goombay.  Of course, this immediately made me think of one of my favorite cruise ship drinks the Goombay Smash.  This prompted me to look up the recipe for the drink.  So, if any of you are currently going through cruise [...]


Teenage Boy Goes Overboard on the Carnival Fantasy

This is the subject that I purposely stayed away from this year. After the last couple of incidents the cruise industry really talk of public relations at, and I didn’t feel the need to pile on. However, just this past weekend another passenger has fallen overboard a cruise ship. This time the person involved was [...]


TIC Celebrates Memorial Day

In honor of Memorial Day I would like to take a moment to thank all of those who have given their lives to protect out freedom.  For many of us Memorial Day provides a three day weekend away from the stresses of our everyday jobs, but all too often the true meaning is lost.  So, [...]