As I started the second week of my cruise on the Seabourn Ovation I was, to be honest, a bit concerned that the itinerary was a bit repetitious and that returning to Piraeus in the middle would be a wasted day. I was, thankfully, wrong!  (Of course, the fact that

OK, this one I am super-excited about! I have been the Peruvian Amazon twice; once more or less on land and once on a river cruise. So the fact I am excited to return for the third time has to tell you something. (BTW, I took all the photos in

I have spent most of the past week discussing how you technically travel with Covid-19 in the world (It is easy!) and the changes that Seabourn has implemented onboard the Seabourn Ovation (They are all very good!), but I haven’t spent much time talking about what it is that those

Before my boarding the Seabourn Ovation I had read from a few guests that preceded me that everything was just as it was before. I actually have seen many changes, but then again my perspective is a bit less emotional and a bit more analytical. A Preface – The Return

With the confusion and uncertainty as to how the heck you travel with Covid-19 and the inconsistent requirements (along with a bit of missing logic and emotions clouding what science actually says), it was off to Athens to join the Seabourn Ovation. I found my journey to Athens to be,

I am heading to Athens, Greece to board the Seabourn Ovation for two weeks sailing Greece and Cyprus. Will it be smooth sailing or, ‘er um, an Odyssey? It is my first Seabourn experience since I disembarked the Seabourn Quest in Chile after my third amazing expedition to Antarctica.  The

The details are now coming out on Explora Journeys – a new luxury cruise line with a new approach; one that is more akin to a Resort at Sea combined with Destination Immersion.   I am pleased to finally be able to share them with you! You may recall my “teaser”

There is a tendency to compare a Windstar cruise on its power yachts (Star Breeze, Legend, and Pride) with a Seabourn cruise experience on the former Seabourn Spirit, Legend, and Pride. Don’t Do It!   Windstar is not Seabourn Cruise Line. Windstar is not Silversea Cruises or Regent Seven Seas Cruises or Crystal Cruises.  Heck,