Few places in the world embody beauty, style and hospitality quite like Italy. The island of Sardinia, the 2nd largest in the Mediterranean Sea, couples rich history with fabulous scenery and is home to the ultra-luxury Costa Smeralda region on the island’s northern coast. For Costa Cruises, it only seemed natural to name their newest […]
Remember the days when you couldn’t print your boarding pass online the night before your flight? Remember when navigating a new country meant unfolding and scouring a map instead of typing the address into a smartphone and letting it do the work for you? Remember a world before selfies? We sure do. Technology is changing […]
The first thing most notice as they peer out the windows of their plane landing at Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba is the water. A palate of stunning blues and greens, the coastline of Aruba jumps out at those visiting the island for the first time. When it comes to booking your next vacation, […]
At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Istanbul is one of the world’s most mesmerizing cities. Founded by the Greeks around 700 B.C., ruled by the Romans, then later conquered by the Ottoman Empire, its perfect location on the Bosphorus strait transcends Western civilization. The old quarter of Sultanahmet is a treasure trove of ancient […]
With the historic order: “We could shut down the engines and run only on battery power…” Captain Kai Albrigsten sailed the MS Roald Amundsen into marine history yesterday, shutting down his main engines so she could glide silently on electric propulsion through the seas off northern Norway. It’s a world first for cruise operator Hurtigruten – […]
I will embark this week as a staff member and I have some questions about the acess to guest areas while off duty. – Snooker, arcardes, games ,etc : am I allowed to play games in guest areas while off duty ? – flip flops : my company just recommended as a packing suggestion to […]
It was pretty interesting experience, since I don’t speak a word in German and 99% of the passengers were German. One thing that struck with me was their musical choice, which defenitly felt like that ship never left the 80’s. Almost all of the shows and the live concert featured classical songs from the 70’s […]
I’m going on the Norwegian escape from NYC to Bermuda this summer and I’m wondering about the internet. I will most likely have to bring my laptop and do some work while there- uploading videos to YouTube and social media campaigns. Anyone have any experience with the internet on there, or taking a laptop on […]
My friends and I are going on a cruise soon and don’t want to pay $52/day/person for Cheers!. Anyone have success recently with rum runners or even recorking wine bottles? submitted by /u/bninn12 [link] [comments] See the full post >
Cruising to Mexico soon. Costa Maya & Cozumel. We had some excursions booked but we watched videos on them & decided they were not worth the money. Has anyone just stayed in Port or just walked around Cozumel? Last cruise we did we stayed on the ship in Nasau & had a good time. Any […]