It has been a bit crazy with all of my recent travel and, of course, having just returned from French Polynesia nine days ago, getting into the Antarctica vibe has been a bit “interesting”.  There are, actually, three overriding things that have kept my excitement a bit more reserved than

What can I say about my eleven – turned into eighteen-day cruise on Windstar’s Star Breeze in French Polynesia?  While I can say a lot (who’d a thunk that?!) the single word that keeps coming to me is: NICE.  I don’t mean that as “It was nice”, but the staff and

The Scenic Eclipse is a luxury expedition ship that has been on my radar, but until now it was not really of great interest for my clients.  That is until what I consider to be a big change happened this year.  (More on that later!) And it is, in large

The continued delay of Seabourn Venture, first announced in 2018, is significant news in the luxury cruise and expedition market.  After weighing the possibility of my article being seen as “sour grapes” (after Josh Leibowitz, Seabourn’s president blacklisted me apparently for speaking the truth and his not wanting to hear it)

My eleven-day, and additional seven-day, journey on Windstar’s Star Breeze in French Polynesia was an interesting (at least for me) internal discussion and – well –  journey about what the difference is between a “tourist” and a “traveler”. I am not talking about how one views a historical object or

I have to state right up front that Windstar did a truly commendable job balancing the need to protect everyone from a Covid-19 outbreak against my own personal needs (as I was never infected).  And it worked!  I was kept comfortable and well fed and watered. And fortunately, (with great

On the one hand, Day 2-4 of my isolation on Windstar’s Star Breeze is a bit frustrating, but it also has given me time for a bit of reflection and comfort in my truly being a “full glass” kinda person. I mean one has to start the cliché with having

UPDATE: A United States District Court arrest warrant has been issued for the Crystal Symphony for unpaid fuel bills back to 2021.  Essentially in admiralty (and I practiced admiralty law for decades) a ship is like a legal person so it can be arrested. Once arrested the ship can be

Preface:  As I write this I am sitting in my French Balcony Suite on Windstar’s Star Breeze gently rocking on a Sea Day, listening to the waves, hearing and smelling the ocean, and sipping on a Bloody Mary after finishing off my freshly brewed Americano coffee. You may be wondering