My wife and I recently visited Lisbon as part of a package that preceded our Viking River Cruise along the Douro. Though we actually had an overnight stay the ground […]

Much comment is made from the cruising fraternity about having the opportunity and how they would appreciate the odd overnight stay in port: but would you take advantage if it […]

Geiranger Fjord is probably the most spectacular of the Norwegian Fjords regularly visited by cruise ships. My wife and I recently made our second visit to Geiranger: on this occasion on […]

During the research I carried out prior to our visit to Genoa   two particular streets continually cropped up on the historic scene. One was Via Garibaldi, which featured in the  previous […]

  My wife and I recently visited Genoa when it was the port of disembarkation for our cruise on board P&O ‘s Ventura. This was the first time we had […]

Cruise ship itineraries that include Rome actually berth at the port of Civitavecchia and passengers have a number of transport options to get to Rome. This thread details making the […]

Malta, the George Cross Island, is an excellent destination for a cruise ship visit.  My wife and I visited the island while cruising on board P&O’s Azura.  The capital of Malta is […]

The vast majority of cruise ships arriving in Venice are berthed at the Venice Cruise Terminal which is located near the causeway that links the historic city with the mainland. […]

Having read a cruise blog of a cruise ship visit to Salalah recently –  where the writer deemed going ashore into  Salalah was not worth the effort –  I am […]

Cagliari, the capital city of the Italian island of Sardinia,  has become an ever increasingly popular port of call for cruise ships. One of the joys of Cagliari is the easy […]