Big Money On The High Seas Part2

Last night Veronica and I watched the show Cruise Inc- Big Money on The High Seas, that was shown on CNBC. I found the show to be interesting. I got a few good looks at the Pearl, the ship we will be going on to Alaska. The ship looked very nice. The show was mainly about how the cruise lines try to turn a profit and what goes into achieving that goal. There are many ways the cruise lines get your money or at least try to. Some of them include art auctions, jewelry sales, internet service, higher quality specialty restaurants that require an additional surcharge per person...sometimes a 2 for 1 special is offered, bingo, photographs, numerous bars and lounges for liquor sales, spas and of course a casino to name a few. After watching the show, Veronica and I knew that we would come home with a few of our dollars still in our pockets. About the only thing that will cost us extra, while on board, would be trying a couple of the specialty restaurants. I think that the worst thing for us is that we are not really "crowd" people. But I am sure that with the size of this ship, we should be able to find some crowdless areas and if not, we have our balcony to find refuge at. I will be journaling our daily events and taking plenty of photos and video so that I can share it with everyone.

Big Money On The High Seas

As I have mentioned a couple of times, Veronica and I are going to Alaska on Norwegian Cruise Lines ship...the Pearl. Our cruise will start May 10th. I have been doing as much research as possible about both the ship and on the port of calls that we will be at during our 7 night cruise. Well tonight, we should be getting quite a bit of knowledge about the ship. On CNBC at 9PM EST there is a show called Cruise Inc - Big Money On The High Seas. A travel expert by the name of Peter Greenburg will be doing an on board report on both the ship and the inner workings of the cruise line in their attempts to raise their profit margin. Not only will we get a close look at the ship but also things that we will most likely want to avoid...especially if we want to come home with at least cab fare in our pockets. So pop up some popcorn and joins us in front of the tv. Should be a good time to be had by all.
If you would like more info on both the show and on the NCL Pearl, here is a great link with slide show and photos and some good information:
Cruise Ink- Big Money On The High Seas

Ice Fishing Up In Canada

Here are several photos that my friend John Jakobs took of he and his wife Silvia ice fishing...I believe it is on Eagle Lake in Ontario Canada. It looks like they caught some really nice Lake Trout. Veronica and I have been out fishing with John, on Eagle Lake, several times. I remember last September, Veronica and I were out on Eagle Lake fishing with John and it was one of those really nasty days. Dark clouds, cold temps, windy and on and off rain. It was a tough day of fishing to say the least but John made it fun to be out there in that lousy weather.