Despite the current state of the economy, people are still going on vacation and taking cruises. When the economy started to look somewhat better, it was assumed that the cruise lines would immediately start raising cruise fares and those fantastic fares we had been accustomed to would soon become a thing of the past. But… Read More
Although I may not be traveling this week, I was eagerly anticipating going to the Boston Vegetarian Festivall this weekend. This is the 16th year that the festival is being held in Boston at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center at 1350 Tremont Street. Easily accessible by the T (the T-stop’s Orange Line Roxbury Crossing station… Read More
LATE BREAKING NEWS: Two passengers onboard the Norwegian Dawn, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, that docked this morning at the Black Falcon Cruise terminal in Boston, died. These are considered separate incidents and State Police were on the scene after the ship docked at 6:30 am. According to the Boston Globe, the first passenger was… Read More
If you haven’t heard, St. Mary’s College of Maryland is having a housing problem. According to the Cruise Log in USA Today, this small liberal arts college chartered a 301-passenger ship, the Sea Voyager, for displaced students. The students had to leave two on-campus dorms due to mold inside the dorms and now more than… Read More
Here we are again on the MSC Poesia for our ship tour. The public spaces on the ship are definitely ones people will talk about. Take, for example, this area in front of Kaito Sushi Bar. There is a beautiful marble sculpture at the center and if you look carefully at the wall, there is… Read More
On a cold, rainy day in Boston in October (October 20, 2011), I ventured off for a ship inspection on a MSC Cruises ship, the MSC Poesia. I parked at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal/Cruiseport Boston and fully expected to walk over to the same spot where the NCL Dawn was docked for our cruise… Read More
Jeddah is a city that perhaps many Americans have never heard of and more likely than not, probably have no idea where exactly it is. Prior to my trip there, I was one of those Americans despite the fact that I pride myself in having a great deal of geographical knowledge. Although I knew that… Read More
I think I have lost my mind. Really! Ok, so maybe I’m joking, but who else would do what I’m about to do? I have an opportunity to travel in December for a week almost anywhere within reason and the thought of being able to go almost anywhere has resulted in brain overload. Last year… Read More
Although I pride myself in being an educated woman, probably like most people living in the United States, I never imagined a beach vacation or time on the water with Saudi Arabia was possible. With images of “Lawrence of Arabia” or some random desert movie in your head, many people probably associate camels with Saudi… Read More