Whether you are a first-time cruiser or have spent weeks at sea, choosing the right cruise for the right time can be challenging. Even after many cruises I still have to do my homework to pick the perfect cruise from all the options out there. While I might have a favorite cruise line, I choose different brands and ships depend ...
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Historic Cruise to Cuba a Step Back in Time
[ This is not your father’s Cuba. Oh wait, yes it is. At least for now. I spent last week on the Adonia, the first U.S. cruise ship to sail to Cuba from the U.S. in more than half a century, and while the cliché is true–it is like stepping back in time—even more overwhelming is the sense that this is ...
Read More »How 17 Fathom Travelers Changed the Life of One Family in One Day
I just spent three days in the Dominican Republic with Carnival Corporation’s new cruise line Fathom, which offers a unique social impact travel experience. After a day on the ship sailing towards Puerto Plata, we arrived in Amber Cove where we could choose to participate in a variety of impact activities, more traditional touring of the area, or a range of ...
Read More »Dreading that Flight to Europe? Sail on QM2: The Civilized Option
Just a few decades ago, crossing the ocean by ship was the only way to get to Europe for most people. But by the 1950s the advent of commercial transatlantic air travel resulted in the popularity of ocean liner travel plummeting as the convenience and novelty of air travel took over. It’s hard to believe in these days of ...
Read More »Seabourn’s Marina Day
On Seabourn’s luxury cruise ships, they can make their own fun! On nice calm sea days the ship will launch a marina off the back of the ship for small watercraft fun, and a separate pool area right in the ocean!
Read More »Fathom is Here – A New Cruise Option
Today, April 10, 2016 is the first day of cruising for Carnival Corporation’s new social impact cruise line called Fathom. The seven day cruises leave out of Port Miami to Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic (just outside Puerto Plata). I was lucky enough to get a preview of the social impact activities Fathom has organized with Dominican organizations ...
Read More »Best of 2015 – Part One
Well it’s the end of the year. Time to reflect back on favorite dishes from 2015. Let’s start with casual burgers and sandwiches. My favorite burger of all time was a Guy Fieri burger on the Carnival Breeze cruise ship out of Miami this summer. Maybe it was the Caribbean sunshine on the deck of the cruise ship, maybe it ...
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