The Polite Traveler

  Choosing a good travel agent for scheduling a cruise can mean the difference between a long airline layover or special treatment.  Fortunately for us, we chose Zoe’s Cruises & Tours .  On their escorted cruises, a client can expect daily goodies, festivities, and special tours—all free.  One of our special tours was “The Galley Tour.”   Now, a tour is offered to all cruise guests.  However, for Zoe’s clients, we have an extended, private tour.  On ours, we not only learned how much of this and that is prepared each day but also how the galley crew keeps all of us safe from cross-contamination and nasty germs.  Very interesting. A Shopping List Unlike Any Other The only similarity to a home shopping list to the ship’s is that it is a list of food and beverages.  The finest foods from all over the world—over 110 tons on a single cruise—makes Princess’s list.   At first glance, that seems extravagant, until considering...