The Sea Calls
Fuel Surcharges continue to rise as cruise lines revise their charges. The first news came when several cruise lines refunded fuel surcharges after complaints to the Florida Attorney General. The problem was twofold. Passengers felt that it was a hidden cost that they weren’t made aware of, and the surcharge was added...
It may come as a surprise to know that there is a brig on most ships and jail cells in the cruise terminals. In fact, some terminals have multiple cells and holding facilities along with places to question passengers about suspicious items in their luggage. All luggage is scanned, so don’t expect...
We have added a few Daily Programs from the MSC Lirica from a March 2008 Caribbean Cruise. Check on the Dailies link above. Why worry about passengers bringing guns? According to one anonymous person who works at a certain cruise port that isn’t in Albany, NY, one of the most confiscated items...
We recently visited several ports in Florida and were surprised to hear that some cruise passengers don’t realize that they will go through security before boarding the ship. People, thinking that they are on vacation, don’t feel that they need to go through security. Have they not heard of TSA? Maybe not....
I have tons of photos to organize from my last month on the road, but I did pick out a few from the Lirica. Please click on the photos to enlarge them. Stateroom 9111 The shower complete with the attacking curtain. The zombie “musicians”. Notice the computer on the piano. That did...
The absence of a towel animal on my bed each night isn’t a deal breaker for me, but I know that some people use this as a benchmark for judging the quality of the cruise. First, I must reiterate that in spite of some of the oddities of the Lirica experience, we...