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James Beard Windstar Partnership: How To Change The Game
Windstar Cruises offers a unique fleet of small ships that visit Northern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Windstar’s seasonal offerings also include an interesting Costa Rica and Panama Canal itinerary that we will be sampling at the end of the month. I’ll get Read More …
Viking Sea Photos: Built For Comfort
Sailing on the maiden voyage of Viking Ocean Cruises new Viking Sea, we were impressed with the new ship and a familiar crew, many of which we had come to know on sister ship Viking Star. Collected along the way, Read More …
Robust Viking Expansion: Good News For All Cruise Travelers
At a time when a number of other cruise lines are rebranding, repackaging and taking a fresh look at what they do to remain relevant, Viking Cruises continues robust expansion on a steady path of growth. Hmm, did I just throw Read More …
Adventure, Culture To Define 2017 Travel Says Expert Of Experts
Always on the lookout for new adventures, Abercrombie & Kent Founder Geoffrey Kent shares his picks for “Where to Go in 2017,” including Iran, Japan and Iceland – along with his personal travel tips for each destination. “The definition of luxury travel Read More …
Preliminary Scorecard: Viking Star In The Caribbean
Moving along to Antigua, we stopped in St. John’s for a day of touring. On board Viking Star, travelers are settling into life in the Caribbean, the Viking Ocean Cruises version. In advance of sailing we highlighted all parts of the Viking Read More …
Cruise Ship Profile: Viking Star
The first in a new series of basic cruise travel information begins today with our first ship profile, this one of Viking Oceans new Viking Star. More than a “it’s a slow news day” feature space, look for more ship Read More …
Flight Change No Big Deal To Vikings
Last Minute Flight Changes Made Easy With Cruise Line Airfare When asked ‘what is the best way to buy airfare?’, ‘where should I look for it?’ and/or ‘what’s a good price?’, there are about as a many opinions as there are Read More …
Our Viking Sea Journey- The Whole Story
Whitney and I sailed new Viking Sea on the first revenue cruise while the paint was still wet. Doing their exciting Empires of the Mediterranean itinerary, we sailed from Istanbul to Venice for ten days. Now back and reflecting on the Read More …
Valid Security Concerns vs Travel-Thwarting Fear
Traveling from Orlando to Istanbul we passed through three airports. In Orlando, with Spring breakers mostly all back to school, security checkpoints were rolling along about as they always do. At New York’s JFK, the situation was about as always; Read More …