by dunhampotter | Jan 13, 2010
Stacey and Jason Bandish were looking forward to some much needed sun and fun on their September Caribbean cruise. The Pennsylvania couple boarded Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas in Port Canaveral in a festive mood and felt at ease when they handed over all...
by dunhampotter | Nov 13, 2009
It’s early September as I arrive at the Fincantieri Monfalcone shipyard in Trieste, Italy. Dawn is breaking and the winds are howling down from the mountains. Hundreds of yard workers, vendor specialists, technicians, and Silversea Cruises employees are gathered on...
by dunhampotter | Oct 16, 2009
I usually fly to a cruise vacation rather than driving. But my drive-to cruise phobia lifted the minute Carnival announced it was doing year-round cruises from Baltimore. I was truly looking forward to not having to go through the stressful security and baggage...
by dunhampotter | Sep 18, 2009
Looking to getaway this winter? What could be more fun than sailing to an exotic port while the folks back home are shoveling snow? More than 10 million North Americans will set sail this year, making cruises the fastest growing segment of the travel industry. More...
by dunhampotter | Sep 11, 2009
Elaine Goldman had just returned home from a disappointing cruise experience on Royal Caribbean. Traveling with her elderly mother, Goldman says she found the food “terrible” and the crew “rude”, which she says a far cry from her previous pleasing voyages with the...
