Cruise Ship News

So why haven’t you ever taken a cruise??? According to The New York Times, Casting Off the Myths of Cruises, only 15% of Americans have ever been on a cruise. 
It blames “myths” like the belief that cruises are boring, over-eating affairs for older people, says Richard D. Fain, chairman and chief executive of Royal Caribbean […]

Ever dream of going on a world cruise?  Living on a cruise ship would be my first choice, but until I win the lottery (I keep forgetting to buy a ticket), that probably won’t happen.  So perhaps I’ll have to settle for the next best thing.  A cruise around the world.  An exciting announcement from […]

Okay, so how many people know that car engines are used to run cruise ships?  According to a recent article in Wheels, written by Jerry Garrett, Hyundai could be one of the companies that will be bidding on several major cruise ship contracts in 2009.  
In recent years, the Koreans have become major players in the ship building industry; […]

Carnival Cruise Line was the first to try a “smoke free” cruise ship but unfortunately the idea was eventually scrapped.  Perhaps the timing was wrong.  Is the timing any better now that more people are realizing the effects of smoking and second hand smoke?  Even cities and counties are putting smoking bans into place. Being a […]

 
Are you an amateur piano player?  Ever been aboard a cruise ship with a piano just sitting there waiting for someone to come along and tickle its ivories?  Were you tempted?  Did you sit down and play a few bars?  You may not ever get a chance to do this again, unless of course, your […]