Category Archives: Cruising

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”

Todays Image • Point Atkinson Lighthouse

For thousands of people each year seeing this Canadian lighthouse means they are on their way to Alaska. Most north bound Alaska cruise ships from both Vancouver and Seattle will cruise through this stretch of Canada’s Inside Passage bound for Alaskan waters. The Point Atkinson Lighthouse was built in 1888 on the western tip ofContinue reading “Todays Image • Point Atkinson Lighthouse”

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”

Encounter With A Whale

Unexpected Whale Watching In Alaska A Short Story A few years ago while on an early season Alaska cruise our ship stopped at Icy Straight Point. For a number of reasons we had decided to take it easy that day. The ship was anchored out and we had gone ashore early in the morning andContinue reading “Encounter With A Whale”