Norwegian Pearl
I know that I've been remiss in updating my blog, so my sincere apologies. My wife and I sailed on the 2 night inaugural sailing of NCL's brand new Norwegian Pearl a couple of weeks ago. We absolutely loved the ship. There was plenty to do including a cruise industry first bowling alley at sea. Now, a quick note about said bowling. The lane is 4 feet shorter than regulation and of course you are on a moving ship. And that is why I missed a couple of easy spares. Anyway, the ship is very colorful. The mid-ship atrium has a huge LCD screen to wa...
Posted on 27/12/06Read More...
Off again
We are headed off on our annual Thanksgiving cruise. This year we are sailing the Mexican Riviera on Royal Caribbean's Vision of the Seas. I'll have a full review when we get back.
Posted on 18/11/06Read More...
Good cruise news for the west coast
Carnival today announced that they will home port the Elation in San Diego starting in June '07 and she will be sailing year 'round 4 and 5 night itineraries to Cabo. This is a great option for people that don't have a lot of vacation time. I think that it's about time a cruise line realized that this type of itinerary can work very well on the west coast. The Elation used to be based in Los Angeles/Long Beach until Carnival moved the Carnival Pride in. So many of you west coast cruisers have probably sailed on her before.
Posted on 2/11/06Read More...
A 39 hour day
Whenever I fly east across the international date line, I never know quite what to say to people as to what "today" is. For example, on my wonderful return flight home on Singapore Airlines, I was served lunch, dinner, snack, and breakfast in that order (yes, most international airlines still serve food). When I got home, I was talking over dinner about the dinner I had earlier in the day. My Singapore flight arrived into San Francisco early, and my connecting flight on Horizon Air to Portland was early as well which makes for a nice end to a very long day.
Posted on 27/10/06Read More...
Celebrity Mercury Review
As promised, my review of the Mercury is now up on my cruise review page.
Posted on 25/10/06Read More...
Another day in Singapore
The rains have finally come to Singapore, eliminating almost all of the haze. Hopefully this will be it for the year. A quick word on where I'm staying, the Pan Pacific Singapore. I've been coming here for over 11 years and it is one of the few hotels in the world that I can actually say feels like home. The service here is always first rate, and the rooms have plenty of space along with very comfy beds. If anyone is thinking of visiting Singapore, one place that I recommend is the Zoo. Yes, the Zoo. The Singapore Zoo rivals the San Diego Zoo in its exhibits and animals shown. It i...
Posted on 25/10/06Read More...
Travels with Anthony
Welcome to my blog! I'll be updating this often with travel information and reviews of my previous cruises. At the moment I am in Singapore. The infamous annual southeast Asian fall haze has hit so the air here is not as clean as my previous visits. For a change I flew on Singapore Airlines since my beloved Cathay Pacific was sold out. We were right on time and Singapore's great service did not dissapoint. I did fly with a VIP passenger, Singapore's former Prime Minister and current Mister Mentor, Lee Kwan Yew. Of course he was in First Class while his assistants were back with me in...
Posted on 24/10/06Read More...
