Entries from Foolish Questions tagged with 'Cruising'
New Observations From Across the Pond
We arrived yesterday in Vienna, this being the Vienna, by the way, that is the former capital of the Hapsburg dynasty, centerpiece of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and where those General Food Viennese Coffee mixes come from (OK, kidding about that...
Swankified!
While wandering hitther and yon about the steaming remains of the late, great city of New Orleans we happened upon a number of billboards advertising Carnival Cruise Lines. The billboards were basically a single non-word: "Swankified" and the name...
Cruising on Crystal
Crystal Symphony is about as large as some of the Holland America ships we've sailed on, though the number of passengers is about 25-35% smaller. The crew to passenger ratio is one of the highest in the industry and it...
Northeast Passage Part Six
Day Ten Today we arrived in Quebec City, Quebec Province, Canada. The weather, as has been the case for almost the entire trip was quite warm for this time of year and the skies above are clear. There...
Northeast Passage Part Five
Days Eight and Nine We have finally reached the relaxing portion of the trip with a couple of days without port calls. We're just sailing across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, enjoying a bit of rain and wind,...
Northeast Passage Part Four
Day Six. On day six we went to Saint John's, New Brunswick, province of Canada, planet Earth, in the galaxy of the Milky Way. Even now the visit seems like a dream. Mostly because there's not a...
Northeast Passage Part Three
Day 4 Day four of our trip at sea started with us not at sea, but rather tied to a wharf in Boston. We'd have a second, short day in Boston before leaving early in the afternoon. So, today...
Northeast Passage Part 2
Dinner turned out to be quite nice and no waiter had to lay down his life in defense of the reputation of Crystal Cruise Lines. I had a cigar to celebrate arrival on board and a fine meal and...
Northeast Passage Part 1
Well, we're off for a cruise on the high seas again. Oh, joy! We decided on Crystal Cruise Lines because we're using a little bequest from my dear ol' Pa, and Crystal was his favorite cruise line. It's just...
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