Yesterday the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) finally announced two things: Rational and Science Based Guidelines; and, Approval for the first sailing from the United States (Celebrity Edge) While this is great news, it is not the end of the story, so let’s jump to the end first.As

I have written enough about Covid-19, travel hesitancy, and vaccinations. What I haven’t recently written about is what the actual, real life, experience is on a cruise ship with Covid-19 in existence because, well, there hasn’t been an opportunity.  But now there is…and in both Europe and the Caribbean! Seabourn

This article has two purposes: It is my first actual travel story since returning from South Georgia Island & Antarctica on the Seabourn Quest on January 13, 2020, and it is a discussion of Travel Hesitancy.  Remember when we were saying, “Follow the science! Wear a Mask. Social Distance. Wash

Great News! Silversea’s brand new Silver Moon will start a series of 10 day round trip Piraeus (Athens), Greece cruises starting June 18, 2021. Booking open on April 15, 2021. While I do not yet have specific itineraries, Silversea advises that Santorini, Paros, Mykonos, Crete and, fairly uniquely, Haifa, Israel. 

Seabourn Ovation is set to sail from Pireaus (Athens) Greece starting July 3, 2021  on two different seven day itineraries which can be combined into 14 day or longer cruises through October 23, 2021, when the Ovation will continue with her previously scheduled itineraries.  As I understand it they will

Quark Expeditions has just taken delivery of the Ultramarine, the newest of the new expedition ships coming into the expedition market, in Split, Croatia. Here is a short video of the Quark Expeditions’ Ultramarine’s seatrial. I previously wrote about the Ultramarine, and Quark Expeditions, generally a short while ago: Quark Expeditions:

Well, it has been a while since I have had anything to say about the new Seabourn Venture (other than the delay of its Maiden Voyage due to Covid-19). In fact, it was way back on December 4, 2019 when her keel was laid!  Seabourn Venture Expedition Ship and Program: Everything

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has blown it!  While the CDC’s anti-cruise bias is obvious (see below) the reality is that it is charged with protecting U. S. citizens and has breached same by literally forcing the cruise lines to simply move off-shore; now starting US cruising from The

In the last two weeks Celebrity Cruises announced they would commence seven day sailings from St. Maarten, Royal Caribbean announced it would start Caribbean sailings and the week prior Crystal Cruises announced it would be doing seven day Bahamas cruises; all commencing in June or July 2021.  And smaller lines, such