Mac Mania: Cruising toward home
MacMania 8, the Mac-themed cruise co-produced by Macworld, is motoring to a close. Our on-board correspondent Shawn King reports on the latest from the Mediterranean.
11/14/2008
MacMania 8: At sea at last
Shawn King reports in from the MacMania 8 cruise in the Mediterranean Sea.
11/10/2008
Mac Mania 8: The journey begins
It’s time for another Mac Mania cruise, where Mac users join experts for a voyage of discovery about the software and hardware we all love. This time, we’ve charted a course around the Eastern Mediterranean, with Your Mac Life host...
11/03/2008
Curacao, canals, and converting video
From MacMania 7, Jason Snell checks in on Curacao, visits the Pananma Canal, and still finds time to sit in on assorted Mac-centric classes on board the MS Volendam.
11/12/2007
Leopard looms off Aruba
The latest MacMania cruise has set sail from Fort Lauderdale, on its way to the Panama Canal. Jason Snell checks in with adventures from the beaches of the Bahamas and Aruba -- with a little Leopard thrown in for good measure.
11/06/2007
Cruising for cameras
Rob Griffiths returns from a week aboard MacMania VI convinced that it's time to upgrade to a digital SLR camera.
06/06/2007
Homeward bound
After a short stay in Victoria, Rob Griffiths heads home after a week aboard an Aperture-focused MacMania cruise.
06/04/2007
A cool dive in a dry suit
Rob Griffiths goes snorkeling in 50-degree water and then heads off to an Automator class taught by Apple's Sal Soghoian. It's just another day in the life of a MacMania cruiser.
06/01/2007
Ketchikan, if you can
MacMania VI continues its tour of Alaska, with a stop in Ketchikan.
06/01/2007
Going on a glacier safari
Rob Griffiths tackles a MacMania cruiser's Safari question before tackling Hubbard Glacier with a Nikon D40X digital SLR.
05/31/2007
Juneau, you know
Rob Griffiths and his fellow MacMania cruisers take time off from their on-board studies to visit the Alaskan capital.
05/31/2007
Cruising with Leopard
MacMania VI gets ever closer to Juneau, Alaska, as Rob Griffiths struggles with how to teach a class on an operating system that isn't shipping yet.
05/30/2007
Breezing to Juneau
Rob Griffiths checks in as the MacMania VI cruise passes the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands heading toward Juneau.
05/29/2007
MacMania VI sails from Seattle
As some of you may recall,
I spent a week last fall on MacMania V, a
Geek Cruise
through the western Caribbean. This time, I’m writing to you from
MacMania VI, headed north to Alaska from Seattle. Joining me this time, as...
05/29/2007
Playlist on the high seas
A couple weeks ago, Rob Griffiths and I spent a week aboard the
MS Veendam
as part of
MacMania V
—a combination of a Mac conference and A Western Caribbean cruise. We taught classes on a variety of topics, such as maintaining...
11/16/2006
All ashore
MacMania V has returned, and Rob Griffiths reflects on a week spent visiting new places and meeting new Mac fanatics.
11/06/2006
My week on a Geek Cruise
Macworld's Dan Frakes explains to landlubbers exactly what it's like to ride the seas on a Mac Mania cruise.
11/03/2006
Guatemala, Mexico, and Mac horror stories
Macworld's Rob Griffith reports on the latest from MacMania V, with stops in both Guatemala and Mexico.
11/03/2006
Photo gallery: Ashore in Guatemala, Mexico
Rob Griffiths and Dan Frakes share their photos as MacMania V docks in Mexico and Guatemala.
11/03/2006
The case for cruising
Dan Frakes is on his first MacMania cruise. And after a few days on board the ship, he's gotten a sense of what a Geek Cruise is really all about.
11/01/2006