I'm not traditional or sentimental. So I admit I was a bit surprised when I got an email promoting a hotel's romance service that noted "engagement season" was upon us.... Read more
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises said its
MS Bremen expedition ship has been certified as meeting the requirements of the
new Polar Code, scheduled to take effect in 2018.... Read more
Anyone who has been on a fair amount of new river cruise ships knows that the inaugural sailing isn't always the best one. From construction delays like those experienced on the... Read more
Ryanair has filed a complaint
with the European Commission, accusing the German government, Air Berlin and
Lufthansa of an "obvious" conspiracy to keep competitors away from
Air Berlin's assets.... Read more
The new mayor of Dubrovnik said
he is in favor of halving the number of cruise passengers arriving daily at the
Adriatic port city in Croatia.... Read more
Q: A very productive independent contractor has approached my agency and proposed to switch from her host agency to my agency. She has shown me her existing independent contractor agreement. It is 24 pages long, and it has all kinds of horrible restrictions that are obviously designed to keep her from ever switching hosts. I know that no court would uphold these kinds of restrictions if she were an employee, but do the same rules... Read more
One in five Americans say that not even $10,000 makes up for
getting bumped off a plane, according to a study by digital insurance brokerage
PolicyGenius.... Read more
Thirty years ago, the idea of going to a private island in the Bahamas was enough to get cruise passengers excited. A piece of rock with a strip of beach, a barbecue for lunch and some basic watersports was the formula, and it worked fine at the time. But now, cruise lines are launching a new set of islands or upgrading old ones, adding luxury amenities and enhancements large and small, all meant to turbocharge... Read more
