Cruising has become increasingly popular for a number of obviously good reasons, but one advantage that has real appeal for us is often neglected by some cruise fans. It’s those small and out of the way ports. In selecting a cruise there are dozens of ports of call that most people wouldn’t really consider visitingContinue reading “Todays Image • Where In The World?”
Category Archives: Cruise Ports of Call
Cruise Port Lerwick, The Shetland’s
Where Time Seems To Stand Still Located in the North Sea one hundred fifty miles north of Scotland is the Shetland Islands where modern opportunities and history meet. Most buildings in Lerwick, the major town in the archipelago, are made of local stone and have the appearance of being from a different era. Narrow alleysContinue reading “Cruise Port Lerwick, The Shetland’s”
Cruise Port Valencia, Spain
It’s difficult to understand why this Spanish port isn’t on more cruise itineraries. Just up the coast west of Barcelona it is Spain’s third largest city and features over two thousand years of history. A remarkably modern, clean and vibrant city, Valencia’s history goes back to the Romans and features a number of 13th andContinue reading “Cruise Port Valencia, Spain”
Image Of The Day • Lunch On The Waterfront
Yachts sitting out at anchor, quant restaurants lining the waterfront, side streets filled with upscale shops, welcome to the French Riviera. Villefranche on the French Riviera is a remarkable seaside town situated between Monte Carlo and Nice and one of the Mediterranean’s more popular cruise ship ports of call. It is actually a quite seaside townContinue reading “Image Of The Day • Lunch On The Waterfront”
Todays Image • Safe Harbor Castries
The Caribbean is the number one cruise destination in the world for good reason. It’s easily accessible from American cruise ports. It offers a wide range of interesting ports of call and it provides great winter beach escapes. A favorite cruise port of call is Castries, St. Lucia where you can bask in the tropical Sun, sail the coastContinue reading “Todays Image • Safe Harbor Castries”
Port Of Call Lima, Peru
Spending Time In Incredible Lima Lima, a city filled with colonial history, is the only capital in South America that touches the sea, and is hailed by many as the gastronomic capital of Latin America. The city boasts world-renowned chefs like Gastón Acurio and Virgilio Martínez. Making Lima the only city with two restaurants rankingContinue reading “Port Of Call Lima, Peru”
