Star Sailing

A Floating Holiday

2013-01-20 11:30:00

On an ocean cruise, every port is an invitation to adventure – a whirlwind romance with a new destination that just might turn out to be your favorite place on earth. But not all stops are created equal. Some cruise ports can make an amazing first...

From Oahu to Kauai by catamaran

2010-04-18 00:00:00

As with many adventure stories, this one started in a bar. Sipping a post-work CoCoNut Porter at the Yard House in Waikiki with Jim — a family friend who's well connected in the sailing world — I imposed the request that led to the story....

Book review: 'The FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry'

2011-05-22 00:00:00

The FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry An Anthology Edited by Ilan Stavans Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 729 pp., $50 Here's the answer to a hypothetical "Jeopardy" query: "Who are Pablo Neruda and, um…?" And now, the question:...

'90210's' Shenae Grimes on the finale, Luke Perry and whether Liam's boat floats

2010-05-18 16:35:27

Qingdao, China -- a six-pack of surprises

2008-06-29 00:00:00

Qingdao, China I had been trying to learn Mandarin at Beijing Language and Culture University and still had about 3,500 Chinese characters to memorize with two months left in the semester. It was going slowly and, often, not well. So, taking a note...

Budget Caribbean cruising

2005-07-10 00:00:00

EasyCruise, the low-cost, no-frills cruise line that began sailing the French and Italian Riviera in May, is expanding to the Caribbean for the winter. And fares will be even cheaper. On July 1, the London-based company, founded by EasyJet entrepreneur...

Cruising small

2008-09-17 14:57:30

There are cruises. And then there are cruises for people who hate cruises--at least of the big-ship variety. Some of the newer ships are so monstrous you might as well be in Vegas instead of on the water. There's as much temptation to stay aboard as to...

Golfers can cruise to Aloha State

2007-08-02 12:01:33

Gary Francell thinks Norwegian Cruise Line has an edge over the competition in Hawaii. The former Texan, now living in Honolulu, loves golf, and Hawaii is home to some of the world's top golf resorts. Staying at island resorts, though, is expensive,...

Major festivals, events around the world

2006-01-22 00:00:00

Here is a selected list of events for 2006. For more information on an event, plug its name into your favorite search engine. All dates and events are subject to change, so check before going. February Ottawa: Winterlude, Feb. 3-19 (weekends). The...

San Diego's popeyed sailors

2005-06-05 00:00:00

Many Angelenos consider San Diego, with its conservative voting tendencies and picture-perfect downtown scene, another world entirely. But watching my children happily swabbing the deck, moving cargo, raising sails and dutifully falling in line with a...

Ice rinks are so last year

2005-12-25 00:00:00

WHAT'S up next year in the cruise industry? The surf, for one thing. And prices, for another. Also, new ships and new ports await passengers. New ships: Next year, Royal Caribbean's 160,000-ton Freedom of the Seas will arrive in May, dethroning the...

You can get there from here on the high seas

2003-02-23 00:00:00

More cruises are departing from U.S. ports, and the trend is just as evident in California as anywhere else. This list, organized by departure city, shows a sampling of sailings scheduled for this year and prices for one person based on double occupancy....

The Guayas is a three-masted barque with a steel hull that can display a sailing area of 15,200 square feet. The main mast extends nearly 125 feet over the deck. The ship carries a crew of about 120 sailors as well as eighty cadets under the leadership of about 35 officers.

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Many people daydream about sailing between paradise islands. This trip, leaving from Tahiti, takes seven days and visits Huahine, Bora-Bora, Moorea, and other Polynesian islands. The boats have all the advantages of a modern cruise liner, combined with the heritage of a sailing ship.

2011-07-14 14:41:16