The ban on cruising in American territorial waters was lifted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in late October subject to strict conditions. But with COVID-19 rates still setting daily records […]
WHEN WILL IT BE SAFE TO CRUISE AGAIN?
David Moorcroft
David Moorcroft has taken 72 cruise voyages in almost every part of the world, crossed the Atlantic by ship six times, and for more than 35 years has written about his experiences to the benefit of those interested in seeing the world by ship. He was a writer for the Southam Group for many years and his cruising reviews appeared in many of their papers such as the Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun, and Hamilton Spectator as well as in the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star, and in magazines such as Luxury and Orlando. He then wrote a cruising blog for a North American cruise agency, and contributed to the Bell Sympatico travel site. David is a member of the North American Travel Journalists Association.
MY WET DREAMS
Most passenger ships have been sitting idly at anchor since the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the cruise industry last February. A few cruise lines had hoped to resume operations by year-end, but […]
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE BAFFLING CRUISE LINE
Storylines was founded in 2016 to create and market floating retirement homes for those who wanted to live in the world’s “first affordable residential community at sea.” However, in one bizarre twist […]
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
In the world of cruising, the last 20 years has largely been focused on building bigger and more outlandish cruise ships that look like floating theme parks. However, if the COVID-19 pandemic […]
CRUISING WILL SURVIVE, BUT IT MAY GET WEIRD
Hundreds of cruise ships without passengers are tied up at docks or anchored at sea, and most will not resume operation until the “no sail” ordered issued on March 14 by the […]
WILL COVID-19 SINK THE CRUISE INDUSTRY?
As confirmed cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus continue to spike outside Asia, major cruise lines around the world have responded with a variety of actions, including a temporary suspension of their […]
ZOMBIE SHIPS AT RISK OF BECOMING FLOATING PETRI DISHES
With worldwide concern about the Wuhan Coronavirus growing, this is not the time to be stuck on a zombie ship in Asia that no one wants to let dock, and could become […]
THE TREASURE ON THE LAKE
Located near the border of Switzerland in the alpine mountains just 35 miles north of Milan, the Italian Lakes District offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. In fact, […]
WILL MILLENNIALS ABANDON SHIP?
Cruising has expanded exponentially since the 1970s and there are now more than 300 cruise ships plying the seas in almost every part of the world. But Millennials are abandoning traditional types […]
ITALY’S FIVE HIDDEN GEMS
Tucked along the mountainous coast between Levanto and Portovenere, the remote villages of the Cinque Terre lie within a beautiful national park with steep terraces, pretty harbours and cliff-side hiking trails that […]
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