Carnival Cruise Line on Dec. 28 tapped royalty to christen its newest vessel earlier today as the queen of the 2019 Rose Parade officially named the cruise line’s first-ever Rose Parade float in a naming ceremony near the Pasadena, Calif., parade route. https://www.carnival.com/ Following time-honored maritime tradition designed to bring good luck to ships – […]
Month: December 2018
Life Time wants you to begin 2019 in good health
Life Time, with 124 locations in more than 30 cities, will open its doors to the public Jan. 1, offering complimentary club access and special New Year’s Day workouts in addition to health and wellness advice from experts. More than 27 Life Time locations will host indoor and outdoor Commitment Day 5K races. Life Time […]
Tired of Travel? Treat yourself to a massage
Tired from all the holiday travel? Charlotte Prescott, director of spa and fitness at the Biltmore Miami, offer this advice: Get a good massage. “A general Swedish massage is best,’’ Prescott told me. “If you’ve been sitting on a plane for eigh hours, you don’t need deep body work. But you need something to help […]
Delray Beach Open looking for Ballkids
Here’s a way for kids to have ball (pardon the pun) at the 2019 Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com. Applications for Ballkids are now being accepted for the tournament’s ATP Tour and ATP Champions Tour events, Feb. 15-24, 2019 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. Ballkids must be 12 years old or older […]
Carnival Cruise Line adding BOLT roller coaster to Mardi Gras in 2020
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras will feature the first-ever roller coaster at sea when it debuts in 2020. Built by Munich-based Maurer Rides, BOLT will offer nearly 800 feet of twists, turns and drops, with riders reaching speeds of nearly 40 miles per hour. Carnival.com BOLT is an all-electric roller coaster that allows two riders […]
Elite golf packages for spring 2019 in Myrtle Beach
As golfers begin making preparations for their next trip to Myrtle Beach, group leaders are increasingly turning to the Spring Elite package, a deal anchored by Tidewater Golf Club, one of the area’s premier layouts. In addition to Tidewater, the Spring Elite features Arrowhead Country Club, Prestwick Country Club, Arcadian Shores and the Jones Course […]
Delray Beach Open to audition for Volley Girls promo team
The Delray Beach Open, the world’s only 10-day tennis event consisting of an ATP World Tour and an ATP Champions Tour event, will hold open auditions for its promotional team, the Volley Girls. The event, Feb. 15-24, is seeking competitive dancers with a background and/or interest in hospitality and public relations. https://yellowtennisball.com/volleygirls/ Auditions will be […]
Mangel talks Rocco’s Tacos in 2019 and beyond
As the new year approaches, I bring you Rocco Mangel, co-owner and managing partner of Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar restaurants throughout South Florida, along with Tampa, Orlando and Brooklyn N.Y. My favorite location? The East Atlantic eatery in Delray Beach – great for people watching and outstanding service,not to mention the guacamole made tableside. […]
Lona Cocina not your average Mexican eatery at Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Located in the heart of Fort Lauderdale’s beachfront, the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort’s multi-million-dollar renovation has transformed the 432-room property from just another hotel to one of the jewels of the South Florida beach scene. “The transformation over the past year has been amazing,’’ said hotel General Manager Danny Estevez. Indeed. From dark and […]
Going green at Grandview Public Market in West Palm Beach
Go green at the new Herbalist Workshops with Juliane Miklos on the Loading Dock at Grandview Public Market in West Palm Beach. grandviewpublic.com Once per month, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., celebrated herbalist and gardener, Juliane Miklos will share her time-honored wisdom of perennial plants, each of which can be used for culinary, cosmetic, […]