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More Flying to the Cruise Port

(Continued from previous post) The idea of a crying baby, misbehaved child area like that the crying rooms I remember in churches, might be a good concept. Maybe muzzles or some other form of torture would work equally well. Ideally, parents could just give their kids the look and they would behave...

Flying the Fiendly Skies

I like the convenience of online check-in when I fly. For my flight to Juneau, I was booked on both United and Alaska Airlines. I easily completed the process on the United site. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so easy on the Alaska Airlines site. I entered my record locator and proceeded to the...

Cruise Podcast – MSC Lirica Review

Cruise Podcast, Show #6 – MSC Lirica review – Part 1 Contact me to book this special: WESTERN CARIBBEAN | 8 DAYS – 7 NIGHTS | MSC ORCHESTRA INTERIOR from under $80 per night* GUARANTEED OCEANVIEW from under $100 per night* GUARANTEED BALCONY from under $125 per night* GUARANTEED Mar. 7, 21,...

More reasons for travel insurance

Because I am flying to Juneau on Alaska Airlines from Seattle, I just received a notice today that due to volcanic ash, Alaska Airlines has canceled flights and may do so until August 17, which is a few days after my scheduled flight. Alaska is allowing changes or refunds without a fee...

Cruise Complaints

Just for fun, I sometimes read websites that compile cruise complaints. Not surprisingly, most of the letters to these sites seem questionable and address fictional occurrences. They do make for some humorous reading. Obviously, several of the complainers write in hopes of getting a free cruise. One man complains that he didn’t...