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An overview of my 3 days on board MSC’s new-to-the-USA ship This is my review of my first time to cruise on the MSC Meraviglia, shortly after her repositioning from Europe to the United States for a winter season sailing … Continue reading →

My Dear Seaside – We’ve been seeing each other for almost two years now, and I think we’ve reached the point in our relationship when it’s time to have “the talk.”  Things have gotten serious, now that you’ve given me … Continue reading →

This is the fourth installment of the day-by-day, blow-by-blow review of our September 14-21, 2019 cruise on the MSC Seaside. If you don’t have the time or inclination to read the “long form,” there is an intro/overview that hits the highlights … Continue reading →

This is the third installment of the day-by-day, blow-by-blow review of our September 14-21, 2019 cruise on the MSC Seaside. If you don’t have the time or inclination to read the “long form,” there is an intro/overview that hits the highlights … Continue reading →

I’ve been working in the IT security sector for two decades, and as more and more organizations have transitioned to cloud computing, something we stress is that security becomes a shared responsibility when you entrust your resources to a cloud … Continue reading →

Someone I know, who is travel-averse, is fond of saying that taking a trip is a gamble. And it is – just like getting married or accepting a job offer or, indeed, getting out of bed in the morning.  Like … Continue reading →

Note: I don’t have any “insider info” about any upcoming changes to the loyalty program. This article is purely analytical and speculative as to what some MSC cruisers might like to see if a higher status tier should ever be created. … Continue reading →

This is the second installment of the day-by-day, blow-by-blow review of our September 14-21, 2019 cruise on the MSC Seaside. If you don’t have the time or inclination to read the “long form,” there is an intro/overview that hits the … Continue reading →

This is the first installment of the day-by-day, blow-by-blow review of our September 14-21, 2019 cruise on the MSC Seaside. If you don’t have the time or inclination to read the “long form,” there is an intro/overview that hits the … Continue reading →

I started writing a day-by-day, blow-by-blow review of my September 14th sailing, and I’m still working on that. But it’s obvious that it’s going to take a while to finish (and that some people won’t have the time and patience … Continue reading →