Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano Holy Lands Cruise in May 2023 Note from Johnny Jet: Bob Sirott and his wife Marianne Murciano are Chicago media legends. Both are television anchors and radio hosts. I’ve been fortunate to be a regular guest… Johnny Jet , October 25, 2022
What It’s Like to Sail on a Maine Windjammer I just went on my sixth trip on a Maine Windjammer. I guess you could say that windjamming is my jam! There are nine vessels in the Maine Windjammer Fleet… Georgie Jet , October 8, 2022
The Love Boat Cast Shares Their Best Cruise Tips On Saturday, I attended a Princess Cruises party for the new CBS show The Real Love Boat. The show is inspired by the long-running, scripted classic about vacationers aboard a… Johnny Jet , October 4, 2022
5 Things to Love About the New Avalon View In an era when a plethora of river cruises are plying European waters, it’s getting harder and harder for them to stand out from the crowd. But the 443-foot, 166-passenger… Veronica Stoddart , May 23, 2022
An Important Travel Tip for Cruise and Tour Group Passengers Not long ago, I wrote a post titled: 8 Ways To Make Sure An Airline Doesn’t Lose Your Bag … And That You Don’t Get Robbed or Stalked. It outlines… Johnny Jet , May 21, 2022
All of Your 2022 Cruise Questions Answered by a Cruise Expert Stewart Chiron, aka The Cruise Guy, has been on 289 cruises, including 13 in the last eight months. Stewart was kind enough to answer every question I threw at him,… Johnny Jet , March 20, 2022
Should the U.S. Pause Cruising? A Senator is Urging the CDC to Do So There’s no doubt that Omicron is spreading much more rapidly than other Covid variants. Just look at the thousands of flights airlines have had to cancel because flight crew are… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2021
The First Big Cruise Ship Is Approved to Sail from a US port Great news for cruise lovers! The CDC just gave approval for the first big cruise ship to sail from a U.S. port. In a one-line reveal by Celebrity Cruises CEO… Johnny Jet , May 27, 2021
U.S. Hopes Cruises Will Return By Mid-Summer On Friday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he’s hopeful that cruises will be operating in the USA by mid-summer. Here’s the transcript from the White House Press Briefing Room. Reporter:… Johnny Jet , April 10, 2021
Black Friday Cruise Deals Azamara guests can enjoy up to $1,000 in onboard credit, plus a complimentary two-category stateroom upgrade on select sailings when they book between November 19 – December 5, 2020. With… Johnny Jet , November 27, 2020
6-Day Sailing Trip in Maine on the Schooner Stephen Taber The Schooner Stephen Taber is a two-masted, gaff-rigged sailing vessel that is part of an 8-vessel fleet of Maine Windjammers. It was my first trip since January, and I have… Georgie Jet , October 6, 2020
Why the Cruise Industry Won’t Recover Until There’s a Vaccine or Better Testing I love cruising. Before I stepped foot on my first cruise in the mid-1990s, I thought I’d hate it. I even told people that cruising wasn’t for me, a feeling… Johnny Jet , August 3, 2020
$28-a-Night Carnival Cruises: Would You Go? Last month, I wrote a post asking readers if they would go on a cruise in 2020. This was after a tweet I sent out on March 27, in response… Johnny Jet , May 7, 2020
Would You Go on a Cruise in 2020? UPDATE (2:30pm ET, April 10, 2020): The CDC has extended its “no sail order” stating, per USA TODAY, “that cruise ships can’t board passengers and return to their sailing schedules… Johnny Jet , April 7, 2020
Viking Launches Expedition Voyages I’ve been fortunate to sail with Viking a few times. The first time was a river cruise through Europe, where my husband and I visited some of the continent’s most… Natalie DiScala , January 19, 2020
