Singing pianists are this week’s subject for outtakes from my book ‘Cruising the World, From Gondolas to Megaships.’ Holland America ships may not have had Billy Joel onboard, but every evening was an opportunity to sing along with the Piano Man (and the Piano Woman). The entertainment concept being incorporated on HAL ships prior to the …
This week’s outtake from my book “Cruising the World, From Gondolas to Megaships” is one of several photos, this one taken at dawn, of the 16-passenger yacht “Sea Star Journey” on which I spent a week in the Galápagos Islands. Cruises of the Galápagos Islands range from four to fifteen days in duration. There are 64 small yachts cruising the islands carrying 16 …
This week’s outtake from my book ‘Cruising the World, From Gondolas to Megaships’ is a low-angle view from Central Park on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. Taking a walk in the park in the open-atrium of one of RCI’s Oasis-class megaships is just one of the many innovations to be found on the ever-larger …
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This week’s outtake from my book ‘Cruising the World, From Gondolas to Megaships’ is an alternate photo of the refurbished German-owned cruise ship MS Astor from Cruise & Maritime Voyages as it cruises below a farm overlooking the Storfjord in Norway. Norway’s mountains, glaciers, and fjords are so visually stunning that many veteran cruisers consider it the most beautiful sea voyage …
This week’s outtake from my book ‘Cruising the World, From Gondolas to Megaships’ was photographed at Half Moon Cay in the Caribbean. Holland America’s “private island” in the Bahamas near Eleuthra is owned by HAL’s parent company, Carnival Corporation, which also operates private resort complexes for its ships to visit on Grand Turk Island, on …
Colorful lounge chairs poolside on Holland America’s Eurodam is this week’s outtake from my book, ‘Cruising the World – From Gondolas to Megaships.’ Despite its arty appearance, empty deck chairs on a cruise ship seems to me to symbolize the unfortunate absence of cruises this cruising season. Looking forward to cruising again next year. NOTE: …
A fishing boat in the harbor of the South Pacific island of Alotau in Melanesia is this week’s outtake from the book ‘Cruising the World.’ Alotau is an island in the Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea that is a port for cruise ships, mainly from Australia, such as the Sea Princess seen in the …
Speedboats for snorkeling in the Andaman Sea at Thailand’s Phi Phi Islands is this week’s outtake from my book, ‘Cruising the World – From Gondolas to Megaships.’ Many day cruises to the tropical Phi Phi Islands from Phuket or Krabi include either snorkeling or scuba diving among coral gardens at Lohsamah and Monkey Bay. Until …
Sightseeing boats cruising on the Vltava River in Prague is the subject of this week’s outtake from my book, ‘Cruising the World, From Gondolas to Megaships.’ One-hour to 3-hour Vltava cruises, some with dinner and musical entertainment, provide panoramic views of Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Kampa Island, and other highlights of the fascinating ‘City of …
