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 was chosen so that the

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 itinerary has changed, eliminating Portovenere/Cinque

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 is beautiful so to be

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) easy and efficient.  But I

While SeaDream Yacht Club has always intrigued me, it was Pamela Conover’s appointment as CEO and my long relationship with her when she was president of  Seabourn Cruise Line, that finally gave me the push to get onboard.  On August 10, 2013 I will board SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream II for a seven day cruise

Last year was rather tumultuous for SeaDream Yacht Club.  The financial problems of the person controlling its interest, Atle Brynestad, resulted in Larry Pimental (now heading up Azamara Club Cruises – formerly a part of Celebrity Cruises, but now operated as a separate brand under the Royal Caribbean flag) departing purportedly as a result of