Royal Caribbean moves Explorer of the Seas to Port Canaveral for winter 2014

Explorer of the Seas will spend the winter holidays on the Space Coast Today, Royal Caribbean made the move official and announced that the Explorer of the Seas will leave Bayonne,… [more]

Royal Caribbean moves Explorer of the Seas to Port Canaveral for winter 2014 Royal Caribbean moves Explorer of the Seas to Port Canaveral for winter 2014

Ten reasons why I love the new Norwegian Breakaway

What's not to love? First of all, the Norwegian Breakaway is brand new.  Then, there are so many cruise ship innovations to mention that compiling a list of ten faves was a piece… [more]

Ten reasons why I love the new Norwegian Breakaway Ten reasons why I love the new Norwegian Breakaway

Sentimental Journey

A Love Boat Love Story. Love stories happen when you least expect it.  They can happen between friends or lovers or even places we visit that we can't forget.   Wherever there's… [more]

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A travel blogger’s lament

Ocean, rivers and rails from Florida to Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest. Exactly one month ago, I began my next great adventure: 10,508 miles without flying. Not Europe or Africa… [more]

A travel blogger’s lament A travel blogger's lament

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles

Forty hours and 2,250 miles of American history and landscapes At three o'clock the conductor shouted, "All aboard," the doors clanked shut and our train rolled out of Union… [more]

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles Amtrak's Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles
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Passengers Bill of Rights introduced by cruise industry

May 24, 2013

Carnival Triumph set the bill into motion. The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is adopting the brainchild of U.S Senator Charles Schumer, who pushed for a passenger bill of rights after the Carnival Triumph lost power and was adrift in the Caribbean Sea for five days, earlier this year. The new bill is set to [...]

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Royal Caribbean moves Explorer of the Seas to Port Canaveral for winter 2014

May 21, 2013

Explorer of the Seas will spend the winter holidays on the Space Coast Today, Royal Caribbean made the move official and announced that the Explorer of the Seas will leave Bayonne, New Jersey, her homeport  for the last eight winter seasons and head for Florida’s Space Coast come November 2014.. Port Canaveral, located on the [...]

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Rivers to Oceans, Viking takes to the sea

May 17, 2013

Viking Cruises to launch new ocean cruise ship in 2015. This is a groundbreaking year for Viking Cruises.  In March, Viking River Cruise made history with the simultaneously christening of ten new river ships; four in Amsterdam and six in the shipyard in Germany. On Thursday in star-studded Beverly Hills, California, a new cruise line [...]

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Ten reasons why I love the new Norwegian Breakaway

May 15, 2013

What’s not to love? First of all, the Norwegian Breakaway is brand new.  Then, there are so many cruise ship innovations to mention that compiling a list of ten faves was a piece of cake.  Speaking of cake, Cake Boss TV star, Buddy Velastro has his family’s Italian sweetshop, Carlo’s Bakery on Deck 8.  Cake, [...]

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Sentimental Journey

May 8, 2013

A Love Boat Love Story. Love stories happen when you least expect it.  They can happen between friends or lovers or even places we visit that we can’t forget.   Wherever there’s love, there’s a story to be told. This is quite an old tale, one that began many years ago and involves a mystical [...]

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Princess Cruises receives environmental award

April 24, 2013

The Port of Seattle awards Princess Cruises with a Gold Level Green Gateway Award. Princess Cruises wasrecognized for their environmental safeguards and practices implemented when their ships dock in Seattle.  Conscientious standards include fitting vessels with opacity monitors, using oily water separators, and exemplary waste reduction efforts – including providing used cooking oil from ships [...]

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A travel blogger’s lament

April 19, 2013

Ocean, rivers and rails from Florida to Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest. Exactly one month ago, I began my next great adventure: 10,508 miles without flying. Not Europe or Africa this time, but Florida to Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest and back. Along the way, I’ve lost track of blogging. No news stories, no my [...]

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Amtrak’s Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles

March 28, 2013

Forty hours and 2,250 miles of American history and landscapes At three o’clock the conductor shouted, “All aboard,” the doors clanked shut and our train rolled out of Union Station in Chicago. The weather report didn’t look good.  Ice, sleet and snow were forecast for much of the lower midwest. Right out of the station, dinner reservations [...]

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All Aboard to Hawaii

March 27, 2013

From Florida to Hawaii without flying Tired of long lines at airports, long waits on the tarmac and even longer time spent cramped in an airline seat? Hawaii calls but you don’t like or don’t want to fly there.  Here’s how to visit Hawaii without setting foot on a plane.  Ever. 14,508 miles. That’s the distance from [...]

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Ten Tips on how to plan your first transatlantic cruise

March 7, 2013

A transatlantic crossing is an entirely different cruise. “It’s not really the middle of nowhere.”  That’s what I find myself saying whenever someone says to me, “I’d never go on a transatlantic cruise.” I have to admit, while not exactly in the middle of nowhere, there isn’t a whole lot of activity going on, except [...]

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