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?
TRAVEL DREAMS
With the seemingly endless lockdowns affecting travel plans, I’m dreaming of my favourite destinations, which I hope to visit again one day.
WISHFUL WANDERLUST!
The pandemic has negatively affected many folks’ travel plans, but it doesn’t prevent us from dreaming of future peregrinations and making plans for when we can venture forth once again. Here are five destinations that beckon for our wine scribe Jim Walker.
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 […]
CASTLE HOMES
The English law that says a man’s home is his castle is now even more relevant as the UK descends into further restrictions, locking us up in our homes. Luckily, I was […]
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 […]
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