I remember the first Earth Day many decades ago when I was in Junior High School. An idealistic time in anyone’s life, I took the matter of saving the planet to heart, if only through the next few years. Moving Read More …
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 …
Norwegian Cruise Line has a number of Meet The Winemaker Cruises available aboard Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Dawn. On those special sailings, travelers will have the opportunity to wine and dine with leaders and legends of the winemaking industry. Norwegian’s Read More …
After spending a leisurely day viewing Alaska’s Glacier Bay, Oprah Winfrey appeared on Holland America Line’s ms Eurodam for A Conversation with Oprah. Speaking at two sold out shows, Winfrey shared her journey to success, her self-proclaimed Year of Adventure Read More …
A lot of what we get out of travel depends on our attitude concerning the process of it. Leave home dreading the long travel day ahead and reality will probably live up to expectations. Go forward excited to begin the Read More …
As we end our sailing with Holland America Line for Oprah’s Year Of Adventure Cruise, it is time to look back on the 7-day voyage, photo by photo. Here, a collection of my favorite photos from memorable places and events Read More …
As onboard events go, Oprah was going to be a tough act to follow. We knew that. A whole lot of energy had gone into A Conversation With Oprah. It might have been time for a pause in the inspiration Read More …
One of the big reasons many passengers booked Oprah’s Share The Adventure Cruise with Holland America Line was, well, Oprah herself. Available time on the first three days of the seven night Alaska sailing had been programmed wisely, setting up Read More …
Sailing from Seattle non-stop North to Alaska was a brilliant idea. That time at sea allows nearly two days to prepare for the potential adventure ahead in the land of the midnight sun. Much like a cruise-tour that might start Read More …