Month: April 2017

“Dutch influence still lingers on this balmy Caribbean island, part of the former Netherlands Antilles until its independence in 1986. Aruba is a contrast: the…

We’re in Florida, USA! We mostly used the short time that we had ashore to run errands and make phone calls. We went to the…

Note: Between the Suez Canal and Rhodes Greece I lost 10 days … we were just too busy. I have corrected the error now but…

“The commercial port of Portimao is your gateway to Portugal’s Algarve, a coastline of dramatic headlands, cliffs and sea caves interrupted by small bays and…

“The Straits of Gibraltar separate Ceuta from European Spain. Ceuta is an ancient city – it has been continuously inhabited since its founding by Carthage…

“Through the centuries, a who’s who of rich and powerful empires have dominated Sicily. The Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards and Italians have all…

After leaving Croatia, we had a day at sea to rest. On the second morning out from Croatia, we sailed into the port of Valletta,…

We made a quick hop across the Adriatic Sea back to the Dalmatian Coast and the port of Sibenik (pronounced Shiv – nick). We immediately…

On our second day in Venice, Frances and I decided to set out on our own. So, we caught the shuttle from the cruise dock…

We were invited to watch the Pacific Princess’ entry into Venice from a terrace in the front of the ship by friends with a suite…