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Cruising from Florida 101: Getting Started

Posted onMay 1, 2016September 28, 2016AuthorChris Owen

There are three basic ways to book a cruise.  Directly with the cruise line, an Internet Cruise Broker or a Travel Agent.  Which is the best way?  Let’s find out. First, let’s start with the Internet Cruise Broker. That would be Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagscruising, florida, getting, started

Viking Sea: Welcome Back To Comfortable Cruising

Posted onApril 4, 2016September 4, 2016AuthorChris Owen

Returning to Viking Ocean Cruises to sail new Viking Sea on the ship’s maiden voyage, I expected familiarly.  Twin sister to Viking Star, that’s exactly what I found.  Following the same comfortable cruising formula for success that propelled Viking River Cruises Read More …

CategoriesOcean CruisingTagscomfortable, cruising, Viking

Cruising Through Photos: Koblenz, Germany

Posted onJanuary 27, 2016March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

Braubach, Germany sits on the right bank of the Rhine river, about 10 km southeast of Koblenz, both stops on Viking River Cruises Grand European Tour, a 15- night river sailing from Budapest to Amsterdam.  We kick off this year’s Summer Read More …

CategoriesImages/Video, River CruisingTagscruising, koblenz, Photos, through

Seen While Cruising: Bikes Around The World

Posted onDecember 20, 2015February 23, 2016AuthorChris Owen

When we travel, adventures take us to new lands where much of what we experience might be unfamiliar.  Focusing on common elements seen around the world can bring a sense of familiarity that is hard to deny.  In our Windows Read More …

CategoriesImages/VideoTagsaround, bikes, cruising, while, world

Sailing Viking: Scenic Cruising, No Ship Required

Posted onJuly 15, 2015March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

DRESDEN, GERMANY- Resigned to the fact that Viking Astrild is resting on the Elbe River bed and going no where, we were rapidly settling in to a relaxed daily pace. We were good with that, like most other well-traveled Viking Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagscruising, required, sailing, Viking

Alaska Scenic Cruising On Holland America Sip Savor Sail

Posted onMay 6, 2015May 11, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Scenic cruising through Glacier Bay is a lot like a day at sea, but you can see land. It’s a popular part of an Alaska cruise that takes cruise travelers up close to the Alaskan wilderness, where they might see Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagsalaska, america, cruising, holland, savor

Seen While Cruising: Windows Of The World

Posted onApril 12, 2015April 5, 2016AuthorChris Owen

I remember being in the restaurant business years ago, feeling ‘stuck’ in a job I did not think I could get out of.  Feeling the weight of a new family and the financial responsibilities that went along with it, travel Read More …

CategoriesImages/Video, Ocean CruisingTagscruising, while, windows, world

Is Viking The Carnival Of River Cruising? We Sure Hope So

Posted onJanuary 12, 2015June 22, 2015AuthorChris Owen

“…we came out of the cave, and we looked over the hill, and we saw fire. And we crossed the ocean, and we pioneered the West, and we took to the sky.” When Viking River Cruises rolled out their revolutionary Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagscarnival, cruising, river, Viking

Norwegian Enhancing, Transforming Freestyle Cruising

Posted onJuly 28, 2014August 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Earlier this year, we talked about Norwegian Cruise Line’s version of ‘Update The Fleet’ that other lines have gone through in recent years.  Called Norwegian NEXT, the $250 million program promised to further define what it means to “Cruise Like A Read More …

CategoriesExperience, Ocean CruisingTagscruising, enhancing, freestyle, norwegian, transforming

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