7. Me, Myself, and I
Admit it, there are times you sing to yourself in the shower. I know I do! Listening to the sound of your own voice while you practice your speech in front of a mirror can help correct the stress areas of your pitch. And while you’re at it you can spruce [...]
Although we live at Information Technology Era, many people still use letter for communicate with their relatives. This is not because they lazy to learn about e-mail, chatting. They always said, technology does not “speaks well” as a letter. Like my grandma did, she has been sending me her picture and a lot [...]
Now remember, you won’t be on the ship all the time, so chuck that “I’d go nuts stuck on a ship for a week” excuse right now.
Cruise lines learned long ago that they’re not just competing with each other; they’re also competing with land-based resorts. Consequently, they’ve pretty much figured out how to offer almost anything a land resort does, except at a speed of 20-plus knots.
A month again…she will be back to Indonesia… Phiuuufff…how I miss her. My wife goes to German for taking short course majoring in psychology.
But today is Wednesday, the day that make my children and I very enthusiasm. Every 9 pm on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, all of my children and I sit down together in [...]
In 1980, the U.S. cruise biz catered to less than a million and a half passengers — and that was at the height of The Love Boat buzz. By 1990, that number was up to 3.6 million, and 15 years later it’s over 10 million. What’s to account for the surge? More leisure time? Hardly. [...]
Next week is Ben’s – my best friend – wedding in which I’ll be his best man. Recently, I accompany him send his wedding invitation for relatives and friends. Honestly, his invitation fascinating me for its beautiful design and pre-wedding photos.
Ben flied to New Zealand last month, special for this photograph in the same time [...]
Today we’re in another place entirely. While Carnival’s vessels still offer their proven fun-ship formula, and Princess still occasionally trots out The Love Boat cast as spokespeople, the cruise industry has grown outward to encompass options for almost everybody. Yes, you can still do the glitzy Vegas thing, but you can also sail on ships [...]
Last year, I got a ticket to attend Cork Film Festival in Ireland. Cork Film Festival is an annually short movie festival. I was lucky have a chance to visit it, met the Irish young talented filmmaker and participated in their film discussion and workshop. The film committee has managed all my activities during festival [...]
Shipping companies scrambled to fill berths any way they knew how, and pleasure cruising formed a big chunk of their survival strategy. It helped, but not enough — especially for older ships like the original Queen Mary, which had been built without air-conditioning. Within ten years, most of the world’s liner fleet would be mothballed [...]
