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Two Princess Cruise Ships Suffer Norovirus Outbreak

T.I. Cruiser — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:45:38 +0000

The latest piece of negative cruise related news has to do with two of Princess Cruise’s ships suffering from an outbreak of the Norovirus. The Crown Princess and the Ruby Princess both departed from Florida last weekend with the Crown returning today and the Ruby set to dock Sunday. As you may know, Norovirus is [...]

Mailbag Monday: January 23, 2012 Edition

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:51 +0000

From time to time I like post answers to questions that I feel may help readers of the blog, I call it Mailbag Monday. On this Mailbag Monday we talk about shore excursions, RCI dining and Bermuda cruises. Hopefully, these questions will help not only the person who asked it but also others who may [...]

Did a Captain’s Showboating Cause the Costa Concordia to Sink

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:31:18 +0000

So as you all know, a cruise ship, the Costa Concordia ran aground over the weekend. While the term ran aground is the technically correct way to state what happened the end result was the sinking of the ship. The reason I think it is important to use the word “sink” is because it’s a [...]

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Dateline NBC to Air an Update to “Man Overboard” Update January 6

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:00:45 +0000

On July 5th 2005, sometime around 4:30am George Allen Smith IV went missing from Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas. It was supposed to be a honeymoon cruise for him and his wife Jennifer Hagel who had been married in late June. Instead of being a week of celebrating the start of a new union [...]

Princess Cruises Once Again Impresses With a New Blog For 2012

T.I. Cruiser — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:33 +0000

In 2011, Princess Cruises launched a blog entitled, “50 essential experiences”. The purpose of the website was to have their cruise experts share with the rest of us what they consider must see destinations. They asked employees that have been with the company 15-plus years which destinations and experiences whould they put on their bucket [...]