Cruising, like everything in the world, is constantly evolving. Certain things about cruising however are engrained in the minds of those who experienced them first hand, or even by watching The Love Boat. To this day for example not a cruise goes by that I don't hear someone, often younger than I, asking if they still have a midnight buffet. Let's take a quick glimpse at five of the things we just don't see on cruise ships any longer.
I’m frequently asked about my favorite ship. This is a tough question. I don’t have children, but I imagine it’s only slightly more difficult for me to pick my favorite ship than for parents to pick their favorite child. Come on parents, you know you have a favorite.
While I still can’t tell you what my favorite ship is, there are certainly some that stand out more than others. Maybe one is the prettiest, another has the most amenities, and some I might just love out of nostalgia. For this reason, I’m sharing with you the first in what will be a series of articles offering a brief summary of one of my favorite ships.
Those of us in English speaking countries talk about cruise vacations, cruise ships, cruise lines, etc. In many other parts of the world the verbiage is a bit different. In Romance languages you'll notice the words for cruising all sound very similar to one another:
Cruceros, croisières, crociere, and cruzeiros.
Why? It actually has more to do with the history of cruising than you might think. read more
