This July, we are embarking on our very favorite cruise, known as the Holland America Line Voyage of the Vikings, for the 7th time. We start on August 2nd in Boston and in the 35 days allotted, we visit Atlantic Canada, Iceland, Greenland, some combination of Ireland, Norway, … [Read more...]
A Day In Port – Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, capital and largest city of Finland, is one of the least appreciated ports of call on a Baltic Sea cruise itinerary. It lacks a specific old town, such as seen in Tallinn, Estonia or Riga, Latvia. And it does not offer a royal palace with a changing of the guard as seen … [Read more...]
5 Highlights of Seven Seas Voyager Cruise
Recapping an entire vacation in one quick story is impossible, but Cruise Specialists client Ken Lyon has provided us with 5 great snippets from his Regent Seven Seas Voyager cruise. Lithuania We arrived in a sunny Klaipéda, Lithuania at lunchtime on a Saturday. I took a … [Read more...]
Shore Excursions From Kusadasi, Much More Than Ephesus
A lot of cruise passengers depart the dock in Kusadasi, visit the ancient historic site of Ephesus, and think they’re done. Having padded the fabled Marble Road (which connects the Celsus Library and the Great Theater in Ephesus), they check Kusadasi off their lists. Been there, … [Read more...]
Crystal Reports ‘Tremendous Response’ For Its Inaugural River Cruises
Crystal’s new river cruises are selling well. Within hours of unveiling fares in November, the company reported a “tremendous response” in bookings for its five luxury vessels, the first of which is set to embark in July 2016 and the other four in 2017. “We expected strong … [Read more...]