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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 [...]
Our colleague Phil Reimer, who writes Ports and Bows blogs and column for readers across Canada, recently made a long trip to see Longships, the moniker the rapidly-expanding Viking River Cruises gave its newest line of vessels. What Phil found, among other things, was the most ambitious river cruisers in the world. He witnessed [...]
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Mark Lester de Asis laying one of the three commemorative wreaths on Balmoral's Titanic Memorial Cruise on Sunday. The easy thing to do right now is ignore the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, pretending it didn't exist or that it was at least overblown. The bottom line, however, is that people who [...]
It's not easy buying a tux. It's not easy wearing a tux, or so I'm told. The tuxedo-wearing man I live, cruise and do everything with is no easy study, either. I could count the times in four decades that he's worn one. On my fingers. One hand. No, not even on our wedding day. [...]
One of the problems when trying to get to a cruise port is — often — deciding whether it's better to fly or drive. We found a helper. It's called Travel Math (or travelmath if you insist on precision) and it calculates, in rough terms, what you need to know to make that decision. Or [...]
A company called Viator launched its website yesterday, for bookings starting six days later. It’s for any major cruise line, any ship, almost any place (there are 80 ports). It’s not the first company to venture into these waters, but it seems to be the most ambitious…or at least the latest.
We are fond of Japan, and all things Japanese, so it's a natural for us to celebrate that Princess is making a serious attempt to helping our world be even smaller by cruising in a country that is largely ignored by cruise lines. Even if the cruises are designed more for Japanese travelers. Our affection [...]
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 [...]
People, are you ready for…the Titanic? You should be, because over the next three weeks, it'll be harder to miss than an iceberg in the fog (okay, bad joke). This is Titanic Time. In case you haven't heard, the 100th anniversary of the big ship's sinking, off the coast of Newfoundland (just over 200 [...]
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