City of Rotterdam Extends Charter with Holland America Line Ship Through September 14 to House Ukrainian Families

Holland America Line will cancel additional voyages and reaccommodate booked guests to allow for the longer Volendam charter  The City of Rotterdam is extending its charter agreement for Holland America Line‘s Volendam through Sept. 14, 2022, to house Ukrainian families. The Read More …

Riviera River Cruises Adds Lake Geneva, Alps Extension to Rhône Itinerary

Make the most of your Burgundy, the River Rhône & Provence cruise by continuing your travels into the spectacularly scenic region surrounding Lake Geneva on a new extension from Riviera River Cruises. On the Lake Geneva & Golden Pass extension, Read More …

Holland America Line’s Zaandam Returns to Service in Fort Lauderdale

Holland America Line’s Zaandam returned to service Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, leaving just one more ship until the cruise line’s full fleet is operational again. Zaandam embarked guests for a nine-day Atlantic Coast Read More …

Viking Mars Named in Malta on Norway Day

Viking Ocean Cruises named new Viking Mars during a private ceremony in Valletta, Malta. The ship’s ceremonial godmother Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the Countess of Carnarvon, offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing for the ship—a naval tradition that Read More …

Travel Gear Review: ScotteVest Travel Vest Has Blown My Mind

I have been wearing a travel vest for years; an article of clothing that holds my cell phone, wallet, passport, loose change and just about anything else that might set off a metal detector at airport security checkpoints.  I also Read More …

Carnival Sails From San Francisco Now

Carnival Cruise Line recently sailed away for the first time ever from San Francisco with the 2,124 passenger Carnival Miracle.  The new itinerary expands its West Coast service offerings embarking more guests than any other operator from California. Following an initial Read More …

Journey To The Top Of Cologne (Photo Storybook)

On a 15-day Grand European Tour with Viking River Cruises, we visited a number of interesting places while traveling from Budapest to Amsterdam. Weighted heavily on German destinations, one of the most interesting was a long stay in Cologne.  The Read More …