The Viking Star, Viking Ocean Cruises first ship, has embarked on her maiden voyage from Istanbul to Venice, thus launching the travel industry’s first entirely new cruise line in a decade. From Venice, Viking Star will make her way through the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic on her way to…
Galápagos Islands are a nature lovers dream. Lying just off the western coast of South America, the Galápagos archipelago is inaccessible to most, yet this isolation has allowed nature to develop in ways exclusive to the islands. Silversea has designed a Galápagos expedition voyage so that you can fully immerse…
AmaWaterways and Backroads have developed the ultimate active travel river cruising experience, which, beginning in Spring 2015, will visit Europe’s most captivating destinations. Travelers booking one of these departures will experience a luxury AmaWaterways river cruise combined with Backroads’ immersive, expert-curated biking tours. “Backroads is a leader and innovator in…
If you are interested in sailing the Mekong or Irawaddy Rivers in 2015, or would prefer a European River cruises, Avalon Waterways is offering guests a fantastic air fare offer. Book a select 2015 Avalon Europe or Southeast Asia river cruise vacation by April 7, 2015 and receive a fixed…
Silversea has been providing expedition cruises to some of the world’s most remote destinations for over seven years, offering adventurous travelers a unique opportunity to be fully immersed in the culture and landscape of each destination. And to more fully match the voyage with your own passions and interests, Silversea has created themed…
It’s disembarkation day which is always a bit of a disappointment. After departing Boston what seems like a short 7 days ago, we’ve had a great time on this New England/Canada sailing of the NCL Dawn. The weather has been wonderful with temperatures pushing 80 in Boston and near 60…
We’ve arrived at La Baie, Quebec – one of the three boroughs in the city of Saguenay, located on Ha! Ha! Bay. We’ve cruised about 80 miles up the Saguenay River from the St Lawrence and are docked at perhaps the friendliest port we’ve ever visited. It seems that all…
We’ve just returned to the Norwegian Dawn via the ship’s tenders after disembarking much too early this morning for a whale watching excursion. After a 6:15 wakeup call, a quick shower and breakfast, we tendered ashore and were onboard a luxury coach for the 1 hour ride to Perce, a small…
We’ve just returned from a full day in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After arriving around 9AM this morning, we joined a ship’s excursion out to Peggy’s Cove. We’ve been in Halifax once before, but hadn’t seen the famous Peggy’s Cove. After being there, the most notable aspect of the cove is…
Good morning from Portland, Maine. We’re onboard the NCL Dawn that sailed from Boston last night for a 7 night northbound New England/Canada cruise to Quebec City. It’s been a number of years since we’ve sailed NCL. This has always been an interesting itinerary, especially if you can time it…
