Steve Mencik is a travel agent and cruise fanatic. He has lived in the Baltimore area for nearly 30 years, and is excited that so many cruise lines are now sailing from the Port of Baltimore.
A few weeks ago in a prior article, I noted that rumors were flying that Royal Caribbean would be moving the Enchantment of the Seas from Baltimore. This past Tuesday, Royal Caribbean made it official. In April 2013, the Enchantment...
Rumors have been swirling for the last several weeks on cruisecritic.com and other sites that Royal Caribbean will be moving the Enchantment of the Seas from Baltimore to a new home port. The rumors have not speculated as to...
As everyone should know by now, the Costa Concordia struck some rocks off the coast of Giglio, Italy on January 13, 2012 and now lies on its side just offshore. The Discovery Channel ran a program entitled "Cruise Ship...
Continued from part 4The last port of call was Cozumel, Mexico. As with the other two ports, we've been there several times. A complete write-up of Cozumel can be found here. Looking for something different to do...
Continued from part 3Our next port call was Grand Cayman Island. We have been there several times before, and a full article on Grand Cayman is here. In looking for something different to do, we came across a tour called...
Continued from part 2Entertainment on the cruise was very good for the most part. The highlight of the week was the "Oh, What a Night" show featuring a tribute group performing the hist of Frankie Valli and the...
Continued from part 1.Upon entering our cabin we immediately noticed that the cabin was significantly smaller than similar cabins on other ships that we have been on. The balcony cabin we had on the Pearl is 187 square feet...
I had the opportunity to cruise on the NCL Pearl with my wife about 6 weeks ago. This was our first cruise on Norwegian Cruise Lines. We flew from BWI on 10/29/11 to Ft. Lauderdale airport on Southwest...
Norwegian Cruise Line University’s award-winning program at sea promotes continuing education for its star students.
NCL University, Norwegian’s CLIA-accredited online travel agent “college of cruise knowledge,” has expanded its acclaimed higher education...
In my previous article I highlighted how fantastic it would be to take a World Cruise. This article details the World Cruise itineraries of Cunard Cruise Lines. Cunard is the leader in World Cruises.
The Queen Mary 2 leaves Southampton...