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ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS

The Queen Mary in New York

During the Golden Era of cruising, ocean liners became the epitome of romance with many assignations, love affairs and honeymoons conducted at sea.  But the decline of trans-Atlantic crossings by ship combined with mass-marketing of floating theme parks at sea changed that image. The only question is ‘would Cupid approve’ of the outcome.

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ZOMBIE SHIPS AT RISK OF BECOMING FLOATING PETRI DISHES

Bus takes infected passengers off Diamond Princess in Japan

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 a floating prison under quarantine for weeks. However, once the virus is contained, there could be some tremendous values on Asian cruises in future. Continue reading “ZOMBIE SHIPS AT RISK OF BECOMING FLOATING PETRI DISHES”

CRUISE SHIPS FINALLY BEING BUILT FOR SOLO SAILORS

Inside cabin with Virtual Balcony on RCI ship

It used to be that sailing solo on cruise ships was like the opening lyric of the old hit song “One” by Three Dog Night. You know, the song that begins by proclaiming that “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do.” However, thanks to some significant changes over the past few years in the way cruise lines build ships and treat single travelers, a lot has changed for the better. Continue reading “CRUISE SHIPS FINALLY BEING BUILT FOR SOLO SAILORS”