One Way to do Colombo
Earlier this year my wife and I visited the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, as a port of call while sailing onboard Cunard’s cruise ship, Queen Victoria… This was the first […]
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One Way to do Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
A favourite port of call when cruise ships visit Vietnam is Saigon, now officially known as Ho Chi Minh City, though in matter of fact the nearest docking point for […]
Queen Victoria Singapore to Cape Town
My wife and I have recently returned from a 19 night cruise onboard Cunard’s Queen Victoria sailing between Singapore and Cape Town in South Africa… The choice of […]
India’s Golden Triangle
In recent years a popular add-on to many Middle East and Indian Ocean cruises has been an inclusive guided tour of India’s Golden Triangle… …and certainly looking ahead […]
RV Rajmahal River Ganges Cruise.
My wife and I have recently returned from a river cruise onboard the RV Rajmahal… …along India’s River Ganges between Farakka and Kolkata… As part of the overall travel […]
Viking Kadlin from Paris to the Heart of Normandy
My wife and I have recently returned from our 8th Viking cruise which on this occasion was on the Viking Kadlin sailing along the River Seine between Paris to Normandy… […]
One Way to do Hawaii – O’ahu Edition
Earlier this year my wife and I visited the Hawaiian Islands while cruising onboard Star Princess… Star Princess Hawaiian Islands Adventure The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight […]
River Cruising Community Facebook Group
The purpose of this post is to give a ‘plug’ to a new Facebook page I have set up called ‘River Cruising Community’… https://www.facebook.com/groups/432126450634189/ …with the aim of generating discussion, […]
A Night onboard Queen Mary
Prior to embarking on a recent cruise from Los Angeles my wife and I chose to spend the previous night on board Queen Mary at Long Beach… ***** Once […]
Another 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. It is also an island of many parts […]
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 […]
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 […]
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