Reviews
ONBOARD THE OCEANIA RIVIERA — When you talk the talk, you have to be able to walk the walk, right? So when Oceania confidently states its ships have the "finest cuisine at sea"…everybody involved with the cuisine has to be able to "wok the wok." This is especially true when the ship is the [...]
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ON THE MEDITERRANEAN — It was opening night in the theater on the new Oceania Riviera. No doubt there would be stage jitters, if not fright. The show was the music of Sir Elton John and Billy Joel and never mind that the performers wouldn't look like EJ and BJ, as long as they more [...]
ON THE MEDITERRANEAN — They call it a "christening" when a cruise ship sails for the first time and, religious conflicts aside, it's probably the right term. The word dovetails nicely with cruising, the ship gets a ceremonial bath, and its name becomes official. For the Oceania Riviera, this will happen tomorrow, in Barcelona, and [...]
Continue reading about Oceania Riviera: Big Day in Barcelona
Anybody who has been on a cruise ship and who has taken the time to find out already knows that cruise lines strive to be environmentally responsible, in as many ways as possible. Times have changed. Raw waste is no longer dumped into the ocean. Garbage from ships is no longer dumped into bins [...]
It's easy to find a good tour guide when you buy a shore excursion from a cruise line. These are professionals at what they do, and if they didn't do it well they just wouldn't last. Sometimes you just know when you've found one who is special. That was Sandy Cuadrado to us. The [...]
Continue reading about Cruise Tour Guide — This ‘Senor’ is Best
Royal friends and the Grand Princess The people you see standing in front of the Grand Princess are special to us. They've been friend for 40 years and godparents to our three children, and they've always been willing to help in any way they can, because that's what godparents do. Friends, too. So here they [...]
A husband and wife from Houston write about (and take photos of) cruises, just like we do, so it will come as no surprise that we are friends. But we knew Harry and Joan Shattuck many, many years before any of us had been on a cruise ship, let alone written about one. Today, the [...]
Continue reading about Oceania: One Delicious Cruise Preview
Before there were apps, there were appies. We love appies. Probably more than we love apps. So now along comes Carnival Cruise Lines with the latest attempt to appeal to our palettes. Free appies and, yes, we know that there are lots of free apps, too. But when was the last time you ate [...]
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Are you one of those people who can't get enough cruising? Not just "cruising" on ships, but knowing about cruising? If so, check out Cruise Radio? Having spent five years of my career in radio, and having a new iPad that still needed exploring, I was at least curious. So I went to the Apple [...]
It's still more than a year away, but the Royal Princess is getting the jump on the food and beverage part of the ship. Or at least it's getting the jump on telling people what will be on the Royal Princess. In case any other cruise lines have the same idea, we'll know who was [...]