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Women and Children First?

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:24:29 +0000

Does the old adage “women and children first”, still hold true. Well, according to a couple of researchers from Sweden, it never did in the first place. Economists Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixon of Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) recently conducted a study dispelling the saying as a “myth”. According to their report the truth is that in the event of a ship going down men, have had a much higher instance of survival than either women or children. In fact, you could say their data is the complete opposite of what we all have been led to believe. Every Man for Himself The two researchers have put together an 82 page report which breaks down 18 of the world’s most tragic maritime accidents. They have [...]

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Carnival Cruise Lines Tells Passengers to Tip More

T.I. Cruiser — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:30:34 +0000

Those of you planning to sail on Carnival Cruise Lines in the future may be in for a little surprise. An announcement has been made that Carnival Cruise Lines has increased the suggested amount they would like passengers to tip by about 15 percent. Starting with passengers departing on or after December 1 Carnival will be asking passengers to pay $11.50 per person, per day; a raise of $1.50 per person per day. While its not much an increase, no one likes a surprise that results in having to spend more money (even a paltry $10.50 per seven day cruise). At least this increase won’t affect those passengers who have prepaid their gratuities for sailings occurring beyond the December 1st start date. Of course Carnival didn’t [...]

Cruise Ship Etiquette: Buffet Etiquette

T.I. Cruiser — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:00:52 +0000

When you think about it, cruise ships really are the most unique of vacation environments possible. No other vacation option confines you in a defined space with people whom you have absolutely no connection. Sure, when at a hotel or all-inclusive resort you are sharing space with strangers but with both of those options there isn’t anything keeping you from leaving at any time you choose. When on a cruise once you leave the dock, unless you are one hell of a swimmer you have no choice but to coexist with strangers, both perfect and imperfect. While these recommendations on how to conduct yourself while at the buffet are pretty detailed they are far from comprehensive. There are so many other rules of cruise buffet [...]

Are Snorkelers Killing the Reef?

T.I. Cruiser — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:30:04 +0000

One of my (any many others) favorite things to do when I’m on a cruise to someplace tropical is snorkeling. I’ve been doing it for a while so now I would consider myself a pretty experienced snorkeler but this wasn’t always the case and judging from what I see when I am out on excursions far too many people have no idea what they are doing. Now I’m not talking about from a technical snorkeling standpoint but from an environmentally friendly one. Now, you may be asking yourself what I mean by this, and if you are there is a pretty good chance that this article may be of some use to you. This is not a knock against anyone since it isn’t uncommon for [...]

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Monday Mailbag: April 18, 2011

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:15:07 +0000

Hello everybody, thanks for stopping by for this weeks addition of the Monday Mailbag. Here I am going to address two questions I recently received that I feel may be helpful not only to the person who asked it but to many others. The first question deals with taking a cruise with someone with a specific special need and how to handle that situation. The second question is discusses how Norwegian Cruise Lines innovative Freestyle Cruising deals with formal nights. Special Needs Cruising: Oxygen Tanks We will be taking my Mother and Grandmother on a cruise on Royal Caribbean. My Grandmother uses liquid oxygen. What is the best way to go about ordering extra oxygen to have available during our cruise? First of all let [...]