May 26 Today is a favorite of mine….an “At Sea Day” as we transit the Kiel Canal in Northern Germany. I think of it as a short cut, taking us from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea, it cuts about 500km’s off the journey. The canal is very narrow. Along both sides for the […]
If one were to think of two places that could be called “Paradise” in the central-southern Pacific and the ideal way to travel between them, I’m confident that 99 times out of 100 – with a margin of error of 1 – that it would be a cruise between Tahiti and Hawaii. I was recently […]
We left Istanbul at 3:15 am local time and now, some 7 1/2 hours later we are waiting for our 8 hour flight to Toronto where we land at 2:30pm. All in all, it has been the most fabulous trip, every day a feast of spectacular buildings and ruins. Ephesus two days ago was one […]
Aland. Pronounced almost like Holland, without the “H”. What a charming, beautiful place. We arrived at 12.30, and were greeted by a local band, in a fabulously clean port. I joined our group of twenty or so for a cycle ride, and we went around 20 kilometres, slowly, firstly through town, then to a beach […]
Moving up to the Luxury Cruise Market After close to 20 years of Cruising, all of it on “Contemporary” or “Premium” Cruise Lines,My Husband and I decided to take the Plunge and try one of the Luxury Cruise Lines. We chose Azamara Club Cruises. Azamara Club Cruises is a new player on the Luxury Cruise […]
Back at home for a few days and it is time to gather some final thoughts. We both absolutely loved our cruise on the Silver Whisper and would do it again in a heartbeat. Everyone we met on the ship had the same experience. We could go on and on about the service – it was just […]