Ideology on the high seas
Not to be outdone by its right-wing brethren, liberal network Air America Radio has announced its own branded vacation cruise this spring, when you can hobnob endlessly with pundits who think just like you!
As luck would have it, Air America, conservative National Review and neoconservative Weekly Standard all have cruises coming up this spring, each managed by The Cruise Authority. We checked them out for a little compare and contrast.
Air America
Dates: Feb. 23 to March 1
Vessel: Holland America’s ms Oosterdam
Ports of Call: San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta
Sample Speakers: Radio hosts Randi Rhodes and “Lionel,” and former New York mayoral candidate
Mark Green
Special Features: Special guest speaker Paul Krugman of The New York Times (in case you weren’t liberal enough already)
Price: $1,380 to $3,783 per person, double occupancy
Availability: Yes! Although discount rates are going fast
Weekly Standard
Dates: March 24 to 31
Vessel: Regent Seven Seas Mariner
Ports of Call: Ft. Lauderdale, Bahamas, San Juan, St. Thomas, Grand Turk
Sample Speakers: Standard Editors Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes, GOP consultant Mike Murphy, former solicitor general Ted Olson
Special Features: In-suite bar setup upon embarkation (Neoconservatism still has a bright future, when drowned in enough booze)
Price: $3,980 to $10,938 per person, double occupancy
Availability: Three of seven cabin options already sold out
National Review
Dates: May 2 to 11
Vessel: Viking River Cruises Viking Burgundy
Ports of Call: Paris, Chalone-sur-Saone, Lyon, Vienne, Tournon, Viviers, Arles, Avignon
Sample Speakers: National Review scribes Kate O’Bierne and Jay Nordlinger, political scientist Charles Murray, author Bernard Goldberg
Special Features: Tour of Burgundy wine region, after-dinner Cognac and cigar smoker (it’s still legal in France!)
Price: $4,399 to $4,699 per person, double occupancy
Availability: Sold out!
