– Avalon Myanmar – Myanmar River Cruise – April 2017
Avalon Waterways – Myanmar – Part VI (Kya Hnyat to Kyauk Myaung)
Avalon Waterways – Myanmar – Part IX (The Ship: Avalon Myanmar)
Avalon Waterways – Myanmar (Burma) – Reflections: “Isn’t This Amazing!?”
*Azamara Club Cruises – Azamara Journey – Singapore to Dubai (April 8, 2018)
* Azamara Quest – Southeast Asia and Japan (February 2015)
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? – Part I
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? Part II
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? Part III
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? Part IV
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? – Some Final Observations and Thoughts
– The Prologue to the Travelogue
– The Adventure Begins…With a Bump or Two
– Settling In Made Easy
– Luxury Touches Here, There and OK, Not, Everywhere…But There Are Lots of Them!
– Asian Flair Onboard and On Shore
– Private Tours, Israel and Conflicts in Perceptions and Perspective
Celebrity Equinox 2009 – Egypt…Impressive and Depressing
– Dining With the Captain and the Reidel Wine Seminar
– The Last Dinner (Tuscan Grille) and Disembarkation
– What Happens When A Class Act Meets Highly Discounted Cruise Fare
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part I
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part II
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part III
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part IV (Food & Wine!)
– Princess Cruises Doesn’t Treat You Like Royalty; Celebrity Cruises Does! Which is a Better Value for the Upscale Cruise Guest? Part I
– Celebrity Silhouette vs. -Royal Princess – Which Is A Better Value For The Upscale Cruise Guest? Part II: The Standard Veranda Staterooms
– Celebrity Silhouette vs. Royal Princess – Which Is A Better Value For The Upscale Cruise Guest? Part III: Treating You Right From The Start
– Celebrity Silhouette vs. Royal Princess – Which Is A Better Value For The Upscale Cruise Guest? Part IV: The Wine Lists Speak Volumes (As Do The Beverage Packages)
Regent Seven Seas Voyager – August 2017
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part I
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part II (Getting There, The Stateroom and First Impressions)
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part III (“You Can’t Teach Five Star Service” and Bonafacio, Corsica)
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part IV (Calvi, Monaco, Portofino, Porto Azzurro…and Stale Bread)
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part V (My Last Day…and How The Chef’s Team Makes It Happen)
Last week was Cruise Shipping Miami, the largest cruise industry convention in the world…and known as “Where the Cruise Industry Does Business”. For me it is a gold mine of information, perspectives…and questions. The biggest question annually for me involves the world of luxury cruise travel. Whether it is “What is it?” “What are the
Is there a rogue wave, rough seas or just another rite of passage in the cruise industry? What I do know is that there have been wholesale changes at the top of many cruise lines in the past few days: Crystal Cruises – Longtime president, Gregg Michel, is out and Edie Bornstein, formerly of Cunard/Seabourn,
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
Pam Conover, former President of Seabourn Cruise Line, has been named the Chief Executive Officer of SeaDream Yacht Club and its two 56 cabin “yachts”. This seems like a great fit to me. The SeaDream ships are, in fact, also former Seabourn hardware (its smallest) though Pam was, I believe, working for Carnival at that time
When I look for things to write about I admit that I take a gander over at Cruise Critic. I do this not for information, but for inspiration. There is a thread on the Regent Seven Seas board which is about a regular SeaDream guest’s experience on the Regent Seven Seas Navigator and the differences
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
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