by Ned S. Levi | Aug 26, 2013
Not long ago, I wrote about cruising in my column, “Top ten cruise myths debunked.” “Pauletteb” commented, “Sorry, Ned, but nothing on your list changes my mind. Except for a small ship in Alaska, I’d rather have a root canal than go on a cruise.” I received a...
by dunhampotter | Jan 22, 2010
“Champagne?” the tuxedoed waiter asks, “Yes, that would wonderful,” I reply. I have just boarded the brand-new Silver Spirit in Monte Carlo for its first sailing with passengers. The moment is surreal and a far cry from my previous voyage a few months earlier during...
by dunhampotter | Dec 12, 2008
At this time of year, just about everyone devotes a column to predictions for the year ahead. I don’t have a crystal ball, but I can tell you the shape of things to come on the high seas in 2009: no fuel supplements (for now), massive tonnage, new luxury, greener...
