Some intriguing new cruise ships are on the way, including Norwegian Breakaway, which will breakout with a major party in New York in May. Peter Max painted the hull for Norwegian Breakaway, which will be sailing out of New York In England in June, Royal Princess is due to debut with a long-awaited new design…
Through the years of renting cars in Florida, I’ve been all over the Internet. My expeditions have yielded dozens of cars from websites and rental companies, with varying degrees of success. Goal for my latest Florida car rental was hanging out with the pelicans in the Keys (Photo by David G. Molyneaux, TheTravelMavens.com) The cost…
I never tire of Key West. I’ve lolled around the city at the bottom of Florida maybe a dozen times, each occasion too short. When I leave, I know I will be back. Lobster Trap Christmas Tree at Key West’s Historic Seaport (Photo by Rob O’Neal ) It’s no secret that Key West is a…
In less than an hour’s drive south of the rental car desk at Miami airport, the Florida Turnpike ends and U.S. 1 heads for the ocean, then winds through the Florida Keys and a series of bridges toward Key West. Looking toward the Atlantic at Pines & Palms Resort, Islamorada Overseas Highway is a drive…
Fourth ship in fleet offers new twists Imagine your drawing dancing on a wall A child's makeover fit for a princess The 80-year-old man had not drawn a picture of himself since childhood. That’s what his son said. Animator's Palate on Disney Fantasy Aboard the new Disney Fantasy cruise ship, instructions made it easy: Here’s…
Oasis of the Seas has resumed cruising toward Cozumel Wednesday afternoon after rescuing a fishing boat from the Caymans that was dead in the water with an engine that would not start. Captain Trym Selvag stopped the Oasis, sent two engineers to fix the problem (after a security team checked out the fishing boat). The…
Men's ritual bath at Spa Palazzo at Boca Raton Resort and Club, Florida (Photo by David G. Molyneaux, TheTravelMavens.com) Boca Raton Resort and Club, on Florida’s East Coast, about an hour’s drive north of Miami, spreads out over 356 choice acres. Though the rules don’t require it, this is a dress-up place, where, uncommon for…
Two months after the Costa Concordia sinking, leaders of some of the world’s major cruise lines spoke in public for the first time last week about the impact of the cruise disaster and the safety record of their industry. At an annual conference and trade show in Miami, the leaders’ moods alternated between uncommonly serious,…
You know you're in a Disney hotel when the bedside clock magically changes time while you sleep. Woke this morning at Disney World near Orlando, Fla., to a new time, Daylight Savings. The clock in my room at Disney's Board Walk had handled the one-hour change forward without my help. I asked a man at…