By Eric Goldring
My last day on SeaDream II was interesting, relaxing and a bit strange; not my normal day to say the least. Because of the cancellation of Portovenere, we anchored off of Porto Ercole, Italy which is located just at the southern edge of Tuscany. I assume this rather sheltered port
First, enjoy this video on how to make Seabourn Cruise Line’s famous breadsticks straight from the galley on the Seabourn Odyssey: Now that you have focused on the breadsticks, I want you to not look at the chef making the breadsticks, but the galley behind it. And I want you
Stale bread. Portofino on SeaDream II I need to take a moment to discuss “travel”. Since Bonafacio SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream II has been to Calvi, Corsica (not a great port), Monaco and Portofino (a great port…read on), but today we are in Portoferraio on the island of Elba. (Our
I was anxious to see what my first full day on SeaDream Yacht Club would be like. I was “up and out” early, so I sat by the Top of the Yacht Bar with a table admiring a fantastic view. (We had been told that the sail into Bonafacio, Corsica
SeaDream is more of a cruising yacht than a yatchie cruise ship The day of my departure for my week on SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream II was a study in contrasts. I pride myself on making the trip to a destination (be it a cruise ship or a land experience)
Most river cruises start at point A and cruise to point B. There are exceptions where your river boat back tracks and returns to your embarkation point. Tulip Time cruises, a spring tradition, are roundtrip Amsterdam and the Seine and Normandy cruises which are roundtrip Paris cruises come to mind
Lets talk food and wine. What I found interesting on this itinerary is that there is a lot of variety when it comes to dinner venues. In fact, there are three nights where your dinner is not taken in the dining room. The variety comes in the form of a
I am regularly questioned (or, better, attacked) by loyalists to Regent Seven Seas Cruises for allegedly being unfair to their cruise line of choice. In just this past week, one of my omnipresent critics, TravelCat2 – who seems to have her life consumed by Cruise Critic – and another person on
Departing Barca D’alva at 8:30 am, a drive of about 1-3/4 hours, through sunflower fields, olive and almond groves and of course some vineyards, brings you to one of the most beautiful cities in Spain, Salamanca. With the exception of Porto, it will be the largest city we visit on
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