MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended its search around 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a missing cruise ship passenger near the Bahamas. Twenty-three-year-old Neha Chhikara went overboard at 4:11 a.m. Thursday from the 12th deck of Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas. The Monarch of the Seas was headed to Little Stirrup Cay near the Berry [...]
Woman Jumps Off Ship
January 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
I have been out of town but my producer sent me an email today. I’ll go ahead and get right to it. Associated Press | MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger who reportedly jumped overboard in the Bahamas. The Coast Guard says crew members aboard Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of [...]
Caribbean Temps
December 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
This time of year it seems like the whole part of the country is under a blanket of snow. As I write this in Jacksonville, Fla. the bank sign across the street says 37 degrees. I was talking to a friend yesterday who is leaving in a couple days to head on one of Royal [...]
Should I visit Bermuda or the Bahamas?
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A coworker came up to me earlier today and told me him and the wife were thinking of going on a cruise next June, but they were torn on two destinations – Bahamas or Bermuda. I have never been to Bermuda, but our show contributor Anne Campbell has. So I asked Anne if she would be kind enough to [...]
Video of Nassau, Bahamas
October 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
Coco Cay, Bahamas
October 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Those three words meant it was the final day of our cruise. We actually did things a little different on this day. TJ went to the island and explored Coco Cay while I stayed back on board the ship and explored all there was to explore on the ship. TJ, will be writing a blog [...]
We want more balconies!!
September 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Carnival said that when Carnival Fascination gets its extensive refit in January, they have decided to add 98 balconies to it. The ship currently does four and five day cruises out of Jacksonville, FL. The ship will more then likely be dry docked in Freeport, Bahamas for this overhaul. It will be the third Fantasy-class ship to have [...]
Cruise Passenger Dies in Bahamas
September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Reports say that a Norwegian Sky passenger and his wife were walking on rocks by the shore on NCL’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay, in a remote part of the island when he fell into the water. According to local authorities, the man is believed to be a Maryland resident in his mid-thirties. After the [...]
Why I love cruising…
July 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This post is a little random but I was looking at cruise prices today and WOW, super cheap! For example, a cruise line offered a fare of 339 dollars for a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas. You cant beat the price offered for three nights accommodations, three meals a day, three destinations, on board entertainment, [...]
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