As it has been for the every single morning aboard the Zuiderdam – it was an early one for me. 7 am on the dot and I was getting ready to begin my day. I first headed up to the Crow’s Nest for a morning cinnamon roll and to finish writing my post from the […]
Carnival Cruise Lines today announced new ship deployments taking effect in 2014 in several key markets resulting in exciting new product offerings from Port Canaveral, Fla., and New Orleans. Carnival will now feature the widest selection of seagoing vacation choices in these markets aboard some of the most innovative ships in cruising. Carnival Sunshine, which […]
Today began at my earliest yet – 6 am. The reason why I was up so early: Glacier Bay. Today we would be cruising through one of Alaska’s most picturesque destinations. I was originally woken up this morning by the sounds of our ship’s horn. After I had heard it around 5 am I went […]
The morning began early again for me, around 7 am, about the time we had finished docking in the quiet little town of Skagway, Alaska. The morning was crisp and a once again warm, but cooler than the day before. Our shore excursion didn’t meet until 12:30 pm, so I spent the morning strolling the […]
My morning began bright and early around 7 am as we continued to sail towards Alaska’s capital city. The morning was filled with slow sailing and expansive, snowy vistas. Around 10 am, a few fellow guests boarded a tender in Tracy Arm to board a train that would allow them to meet up with the […]
On my final day of Cruise3Sixty, I had the great pleasure and honor of meeting one of the biggest names in cruising. Christine Duffy, the CEO of CLIA. Shortly after arriving in Vancouver Airport, I received a tweet from the CLIA Twitter account informing me that Christine Duffy wished to meet me sometime during Cruise3Sixty. […]
Day two aboard the Zuiderdam is coming to a close and it is still light as can be out. The sunset is scheduled for 10:34 and it is currently only 10:06. We’ve now had sunlight for almost 24 hours and the weather has been beautiful. Sunny and in the high 60’s at one point. Perfect […]
After a great couple of days at Cruise3Sixty, I’ve finally boarded the beautiful Zuiderdam in Vancouver, Canada. Embarkation was, put bluntly, an ordeal. The Port Metro Vancouver terminal is built to berth four ships at once, but luckily only two ships were in port today – Zuiderdam and the Diamond Princess. Here’s why embarkation was […]
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Today is Cruise3Sixty’s theoretical “opening day.” Today the convention opened with the first of three general sessions, which feature a daily opening by CLIA CEO Christine Duffy and a rotating panel of cruise and travel executives. Today’s panel included Christine Duffy, CLIA CEO; Vicki Freed, Royal Caribbean International; Andy Stuart, Norwegian Cruise Line; Joni Rein, […]
Well, I guess we can call this my first journal entry for my Zuiderdam cruise. Right now it is 4:06 pm, Wednesday, June 19th and I am currently packing for both my Zuiderdam cruise and my trip to Vancouver for Cruise360. For those of you who don’t know, Cruise360 is a yearly convention aimed at […]
Viking Cruises has announced it has cut steel in the construction of its first ocean cruise vessel, Viking Star, marking a major development toward the company’s ocean product. The steel cutting took place at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard outside Venice, Italy. Viking Star is scheduled to be delivered in early 2015, with maiden voyages beginning in April 2015. “This is a […]