Star Princess Hawaiian Islands Adventure
My wife and I have recently returned from our first experience with Princess cruises: a 15 night round trip Los Angeles to Hawaii on board Star Princess… As […]
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One Way to do Bali
The Indonesian island of Bali is a tourist’s dream offering a wide variety of culture, religion, excellent scenery, beaches and fine temperatures – being just 8 degrees south of the […]
One Way to do Jakarta
In October 2017 my wife and I had the good fortune to be on a cruise transiting the Java Sea which called at Jakarta, Indonesia’s Capital city. Jakarta is a […]
The London Cruise Show
In line with my policy of only reviewing cruises, port visits and events that I have personally undertaken, I’m pleased to announce that over the weekend I attended, as a […]
Carnival Dream – A very pleasant surprise.
Some time ago, while on a cruise ship port visit to Grand Cayman, we were sitting in the Margaritaville Bar in George Town and could not help noticing the fun a […]
American Queen Mississippi Christmas Cruise
My wife and I have recently returned from back-to-back cruises over Christmas and the New Year centred on New Orleans. The first stage of this festive adventure saw us flying […]
One Way to do New Orleans – Part 1
My wife and I visited New Orleans earlier this year when we arrived onboard the P&O cruise ship Oceana for a two night and three day visit. So welcome to […]
One Way to do Hong Kong
Welcome to this, my take on something different to do while in Hong Kong. Both my wife and I have visited Hong Kong on numerous occasions over the years and have […]
Star Clipper – Java Sea Limited Edition Cruise
When initially booking this cruise it was hard to decide whether our minds classed it as a cruise or an adventure. Certainly we had never ventured into this […]
One Way to do New York – Memorial Edition
Welcome to this the fourth of my offerings of a ‘One Way to do New York’ which in this edition covers visits to the National September 11 Memorial, Museum and the One […]
New York Brooklyn Transfers – Update
This update should certainly be of interest to Cunard passengers who sail to New York on Queen Mary 2 and who wish to travel quickly and cheaply ($2.75 per person […]
Welcome onboard Oceania Marina
Earlier this week my wife and I were delighted to be invited, as guests of Oceania Cruises, to a lunch and ship tour onboard Oceania Marina which had docked at […]
One Way to do Bordeaux
Welcome to Bordeaux , hub of the famed wine-growing region of the same name and port city sitting on the Garonne River in south western France. It’s known for […]
One way to do Santorini
Santorini is probably the most archetypal of Greek islands on the Mediterranean cruise ship circuit, and on most days of the season can accommodate upwards of six ships. It is […]
One way to do Yangon (Rangoon)
Until recently visiting Yangon has been the preserve of a small number of river cruise ships and their passengers. Over the last 12 months it has been noticeable that this […]
Viking Eir – Rhine Getaway April 2017
My wife and I have recently completed a one week river cruise along the Rhine between Basel in Switzerland and Amsterdam in the Netherlands… Welcome aboard the Longship, […]
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