Cruising Squared: Crown Princess

Monday, February 25, 2013

TILLMAN 'ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR'

Cruise director Lisa Ball and Tony Tillman (Princess)

Congratulations to Tony Tillman, the new Princess Cruises 2012 Entertainer of the Year winner. Tony competed against four other finalists aboard Crown Princess. A star of “The Rat Pack is Back” tribute show in Las Vegas, Tillman receives a cash prize of $5,000. Passengers aboard the Feb. 9-16, 2013 Crown Princess sailing voted on live performances from each finalist, including comedy and dance duo Alfredo and Seymour, comedian Sarge, and mentalist Wayne Hoffman. -- Gerry

Saturday, January 19, 2013

PRINCESS ADDS NEW CRUISES IN 2014

Crown Princess (Credit: Princess)

Fancy going to Carnaval in Rio? Or visiting the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu? Or soaking up the natural beauty of French Polynesia? Princess Cruises is offering that and more with new cruise options in spring, 2014. Here are details from Princess:

"The new Exotics sailings include:

About Us

Pamela Barker --On planes, trains, automobiles and ships...adventure is my middle name. Seriously, I don't have one, so I decided on this one. My personal adventure include many years in the newspaper business, creator of abstract art which resides with collectors in Texas, Florida, New York, Minnesota and Ohio and author. My eBooks, The Bainbridges of the Palm Beaches,Privately Palmer, Zandra and Panama Palmer are available on the cheap at Amazon. My true adventure rests within the heart and soul of my family; husband, Gerry (Gaz); son, Brandon and daughter, Brittany (okay, d-in-law, if you must), granddaughter, Cate (Catherine Alia), born October 22, 2012, and our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Reggie (she's a she). Travel comes in next. Welcome to my (our) adventure!

Gerry Barker -- I have a middle name, but adventure is the name of my travel game! I have written travel articles for The Palm Beach Post and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A varied and vast professional career in newspapers have been my game and still are, but my travel blogging has arrived. And about my name: It looks like "Jerry" but is pronounced "Gary." No,my parents don't know why.

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