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Two Princess Cruise Ships Suffer Norovirus Outbreak
The latest piece of negative cruise related news has to do with two of Princess Cruise’s ships suffering from an outbreak of the Norovirus. The Crown Princess and the Ruby Princess both departed from Florida last weekend with the Crown returning today and the Ruby set to dock Sunday. As you may know, Norovirus is [...]
Mailbag Monday: January 23, 2012 Edition
From time to time I like post answers to questions that I feel may help readers of the blog, I call it Mailbag Monday. On this Mailbag Monday we talk about shore excursions, RCI dining and Bermuda cruises. Hopefully, these questions will help not only the person who asked it but also others who may [...]
Did a Captain’s Showboating Cause the Costa Concordia to Sink
So as you all know, a cruise ship, the Costa Concordia ran aground over the weekend. While the term ran aground is the technically correct way to state what happened the end result was the sinking of the ship. The reason I think it is important to use the word “sink” is because it’s a [...]
