As our Viking Ocean cruise pulled into Warnemünde, Germany’s port, we had the option of visiting Berlin (two and a half hours by train) as well as several additional excursions. » Read More
CRUISING
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September 8, 2023
Bucharest is a lively city with a complicated past and a rich history. Our first peek into Romania’s capital city came as we approached via bus at the end of » Read More
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June 12, 2023
What can cross an ocean without wings, change locations quietly in the dark of night and carry at least a week of supplies for at least 2,000 people? Cruise ships » Read More
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June 2, 2023
I’ve just returned from Scandinavia aboard a Viking Ocean Cruise and visited five countries/nine ports-of-call during our 14-day sailing. [Explorer’s Lounge] I arrived in Stockholm a few days ahead of » Read More
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April 26, 2023
This week, I will be sailing again with Viking Ocean Cruises to explore Scandinavia and Western Europe on a 15-day sailing starting in Stockholm and winding down in Bergen, Norway, » Read More
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March 22, 2023
Cruise to the Edge (CTTE), the world’s premier progressive rock experience at sea, will take place from March 8 to 13, 2024, with its biggest cruise ever. Marking its eighth voyage, » Read More
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March 15, 2023
The Netherlands-American Steamship Company began in 1873 as a shipping and passenger line. Within 25 years of its founding, the company owned a fleet of six cargo and passenger ships » Read More
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March 3, 2023
With a youthful population (over 40% of its citizens are under the age of 45), Belgrade’s a city of contrasts fusing beauty, austerity and modernism. It’s been conquered over 111 » Read More
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January 3, 2023
With a sea day between Aruba and the Dominican Republic, we decided that a hot stone massage was in order. Located on deck 9, adjacent to the fitness center, Greenhouse » Read More
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December 28, 2022
Ahead of our Holland America Lines cruise, we first spent a couple of nights at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel in Plantation, a 20-minute drive from the Fort Lauderdale International » Read More
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September 28, 2022
Our 10-day Windstar Cruise aboard the MV Star Breeze included five ports-of-call: Victoria, Seattle, San Francisco, Catalina Island and San Diego (a disembarkation port for return flights home or for » Read More
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September 26, 2022
There’s nothing like setting sail on the high seas. Unpack your suitcase once, stow it under the bed and you’re ready for relaxing, yet exhilarating days of fresh ocean breezes » Read More
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September 23, 2022
I’ve just returned from a 10-day West Coast Epicurean Extravaganza sailing aboard Windstar Cruises from Vancouver, BC to San Diego. This all-suite yacht completed a two-year renovation in April 2021 » Read More
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September 8, 2022
It’s time to set sail! This has been a summer to remember on the West coast, with what seemed like non-stop heatwaves and hardly a drop of rain to soothe » Read More