Tagged: entertainment

Norwegian Encore: Take a Bow-to-Stern Tour of the Cruise Ship

The Norwegian Encore cruise ship has a fitting name. After all, this is a vessel that repeats the layout and most of the onboard thrills of its siblings in Norwegian Cruise Line’s…

Best of Las Vegas: Our Favorite Experiences

In "Viva Las Vegas," Elvis Presley sings a wish for more than 24 hours in the day to spend in the city that set his soul on fire. If even the King himself couldn't cram all of the…

Online Streaming Services Have a Big Travel Problem

MARCH 15, 2017—You're going abroad on vacation, and the season finale of your favorite show will air during your trip. No problem, right? You can just stream the show from your phone…

American Airlines Makes In-Flight TV Free

Looks like JetBlue and Virgin America have finally forced the monolithic major carriers to up their games. A few months ago, Delta finally recognized one of the things passengers…

In an Unusual Move, Princess Cruises Develops New Musicals with the Writer of "Wicked" and "Godspell"

There's a Broadway arms race raging in cruise ship entertainment. It started nearly a decade ago when Norwegian mounted a chopped-down version of the lesser-known musical Smokey…

Nickel and Diming at Sea: Extra Charges for On-Board Entertainment

There have been times I've felt that someone should be paying me for sitting through the shows that pass for entertainment onboard some cruise lines. That being said, cruise ship…

Travel Troubleshooter: No Refund for Canceled Vegas Vacation

Ethel Schweitzer's husband falls ill before a trip to Las Vegas, and the couple cancels their vacation. Now US Airways wants to keep their money. Why can't it offer them a…

April's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to Black Hills, South Dakota

The legendary Black Hills of South Dakota are an oasis of pine-clad mountains on the Great Plains. The mountains and forests of the Black Hills include a treasury of national parks…

Travel Health & Safety: Safest Airlines & Planes

Just what is going on with airline safety these days? With the grounding of thousands of flights by American Airlines and a couple of hundred by other companies, is something…

10 Reasons to Take a Deeper Look at San Diego

People may write San Diego off as just a cheery beach town, but they would be wrong. The city has deep and enduring roots that reflect the spectrum of Southern California's…

Dinosaur Digging and Fossil Finding Trips

If you've ever seen the face of a three year old running through New York's Museum of Natural History's fourth floor, then you will know just how fascinated children are by dinosaurs…

Rafting Schools and Trips in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming

Rafting can be a lazy day lollygagging down a scenic river with young kids in tow or a serious adventure over challenging rapids through rocky-river terrain. Either way, it's an…