The timely evolution of Holland America Line has brought a number of interesting course corrections to the 100+-year-old cruise line. New dining venues, onboard programming, shore exploration selections and more make a good reason to take another look or consider Read More …
On a long sailing with a number of days at sea, cruise travelers go about occupying their time a number of ways. Onboard programming is designed to fill that time with seminars, activities, and demonstrations. Some passengers get into those Read More …
To take a fresh look at the ships of Viking River Cruises we recently traveled to Germany to create Viking Longships Illustrated: A Resource For Your Cruise Planning Pleasure. The occasion: the christening of two new Viking Longships at a riverside ceremony in Koblenz, a Read More …
Sailing to Antarctica happens during a short season that runs from November to March. Abercrombie & Kent as well as Seabourn Cruises top our list of travel companies who go there, along Silversea Cruises, Holland America Line, National Geographic Explorer, Quark Expeditions, Hurtigruten Read More …
Dinner is a major event on pretty much any cruise ship and one that commands a great amount of attention, for everyone. As passengers we plan the evening around dinner, choosing a preferred time to dine and often lining up before Read More …
Wrapping up a whirlwind schedule of cruise travel events, we have a truckload of news from a variety of sources. This is not ‘news’ like BREAKING NEWS! But stories that have come up along the way that deserve a lot Read More …
In this series we’re taking a deep look at each of the relevant Holland America culinary options aboard new ms Koningsdam. We think its high time for upscale big ship cruising and Holland America Line seems to have pulled it Read More …
So we’ve talked about Internet Cruise Brokers and Certified Cruise Travel Agents, but what about just picking up the phone or going online to book directly with the cruise line? Why not just eliminate the “middleman” and deal directly with the source? Read More …
I feel bad for those who may have had their cruise vacation plans disrupted by trusting Internet Cruise Brokers who ignored them after the sale or went out of business as we discussed in Part One of this series on Cruising From Read More …