For anyone who suffers from a severe food allergy, you give strict attention to the ingredients in your kitchen and are on guard whenever you eat at a restaurant or friend’s house for dinner. It’s…
Another week, another nightmare for the cruise industry. Two nightmares actually, including one on board the inappropriately named Carnival Dream. Just one month after one of its cruise ships was crippled in the Gulf of…
Traveling on a humongous ship from port to port with thousands of strangers is revered as one of the best ways to travel. But for better or worse, the term “cruise” has also become synonymous…
It’s been a terrific week to be stuck at sea. And by terrific, I mean awful. The dominant story this week is the completely dreadful cruise on the Carnival Triumph, which was crippled by an…
Once upon a time, air travel was elegant and cool. Maybe even comfortable. Those days are long gone, and getting on an airplane is fraught with inconvenience and tension. But wait! Maybe the better-than-miserable in-flight…
If you’re wondering if the airports are getting more crowded than ever before, the answer is “yes.” The U.N.’s World Trade Organization says a whopping one billion tourists will cross international borders this year –…
The buzz this week is all about Titanic tourism – the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will be April 14th and 15th. And while passengers on the Costa Concordia may disagree, it’s…
I am happy to report that our week at sea was uneventful from a health standpoint. Even though there were over 3,000 passengers (including 884 children), I didn’t see anyone that looked sick or on…
I admit that I am prone to seasickness. Even though I once participated in competitive sailing, it seems that any time I am on a boat that isn’t moving a whole lot, or is stuck…
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