By the end of our first day on Oprah’s Share The Adventure Cruise, we had seen and done a lot. Just getting to Seattle from Orlando for boarding the ship took about as long a flight to Europe. Once aboard, Read More …
A cruise to Alaska usually starts out about like any other sailing: arrive at the embarkation city, make it to the ship, get on board and sail away. Mixed in with all that is the anticipation of what lies ahead; Read More …
Another part of preparing a 7-day Alaska sailing with Holland America Line for Oprah’s Share The Adventure Cruise: providing a list of ways to follow along with our journey. Sharing our previous travel experiences on other cruise lines, one part of the process is crystal Read More …
Continuing to grow in popularity with cruise travelers, Port Canaveral has been chosen by Norwegian Cruise Line to host Norwegian Sun for 2018 sailings to Cuba and the Bahamas. Not exactly the most exciting news until we consider a substantial Read More …
Part of preparing a 7-day Alaska sailing with Holland America Line includes activities common to any travel. I’ll fly 6 hours non-stop from Orlando to Seattle so long-flight protocols will apply. Going from hot and humid Florida summer to the 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 …
On long cruise itineraries, seeing an increased number of interesting places is one of the best parts. Longer sailings can also allow more time at ports where nightlife is a big part of the local scene as well. More challenging Read More …
Cuba cruises are now operating on a number of cruise lines. That’s great news for travelers who like to stick close to home but have grown weary of the standard Eastern, Western and/or Southern Caribbean itineraries. The demand is there Read More …
Killing time before, after or between travel is increasingly done with a streaming television binge. As I write this, we are in the middle of streaming 72 episodes of the CBS television series </scorpion>. As we watched, the thought occurred Read More …