Archive for October, 2009
Oil Hits 12 Month High Will Fuel Surcharges Return in 2010?
Yesterday evening while reading the newspaper I noticed that the price of a barrel of oil had surpassed 75 dollars per barrel. What this means is we are once again heading into the territory where the cruise lines start getting nervous about how much moolah it takes to fill up the tank. If you can [...]
Does Size Matter?
I’m talking about cruise ship size, get your mind out of the gutter. With Royal Caribbean set to debut its newest megaship the “Oasis of the Seas” in just a couple of months the question comes to mind, is there a such thing as being too big? This December the 5,400 passenger Oasis of the [...]
How Do You Save Up For Cruising?
My first cruise of the year normally takes place in the early spring. I always call it, my free cruise. Its not that I get the cruise for free, but it is payed for by money not earmarked for anything else. Since my job tends to have long hours around the holiday season what I [...]
