Confessions
- NewsYahoo Travel Partners
Airline Pilots on Their Most Bone-Chilling Near Misses
Whoever said that “flying is exponentially safer than driving” apparently never read CALLBACK, the official newsletter of the Aviation Safety Reporting System. The ASRS is a division of NASA that collects and tracks the thousands of “Holy crap, you will never believe that really happened” aviation safety reports candidly filed by pilots, crew, and air traffic controllers each year.
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We Lie and Other Confessions of a Waiter at a Fancy Restaurant
There’s more than what meets the eye at high-end restaurants. A waiter gives us the scoop. (Photo: Thinkstock)
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Confessions of a 3-Year-Old Cruiser
Tennyson and her aunt Sherri (the author) on the Celebrity Silhouette. (Photo: Sherri Eisenberg)
- NewsSid Lipsey
Confessions of Cruise Ship Insiders: Secret Parties, Crew Bars, and More
Young cruise ship crew members know how to unwind. I live in Vegas and I would have to go to a private party to find this kind of behavior.” Related: Kitchen Confidential: Confessions of a Cruise Ship Waiter Cruise ship vet B.D. Bruns says his days at sea were a constant party. So many cruise ship crew members — especially the younger, unmarried service staff — blow off steam the way 20-somethings away from home for the first time typically do: by partying and hooking up with each other like i
- NewsSid Lipsey
Ships Have Padded Cells for Problem Passengers and Other Confessions of a Cruise Security Officer
Being a cruise ship security officer is a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it! (Illustration: iStock)
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Ridiculous Reasons People Miss Flights, According to Gate Agents
The other passengers just couldn’t handle it.” Ask yourself: “Am I at the correct gate?” “A female passenger was scheduled to leave on a 5:45 a.m. flight. She missed it, so I transferred her to the next flight at 6:15 a.m. She also missed that flight, arriving at the gate just as the aircraft door closed.
- NewsJo Piazza
Confessions of a Real-Life Ambassador’s Wife
The ambassador and his wife. (Photo: Jennifer Steil)
