Tips for Travel & Cruising
Disembarkation
I must compliment the cruise lines – On disembarkation day, they disembark anywhere from 600 to 5000 guests (usually by 9:30 a.m no less!), take on food and supplies for the next cruise, board...
Northern Lights from our cruise!
First of all, I wanted to say how wonderful Smitty is, both as a person as well as a travel agent. She was so helpful and knowledgeable. We cannot thank her enough for all the time she took to...
Don’t Throw Away Your Boarding Pass
This article was originally posted on clearmindz.blogspot.ca - it was important, so I wanted to share it with you! When we travel by air, we hold onto our printed boarding passes like our lives...
My WOW is back
My reflections of our cruise "From Boreno to Bali" – All I can say is WOW. Linblad and National Geographic brought the WOW back into vacationing. I quickly realized I came unprepared for the Orion...
Historic Sitka
In Sitka, we were tendered in rather than being docked (NOTE: since the original post, they have since built a cruise dock in Sitka). Personally, I love being tendered in (as you can get some GREAT...
Welcome to Astoria!
After breakfast, we set off to see the town of Astoria, where we saw one of the locals drive by in what appeared to be a 1932 Ford Sedan. We saw him numerous times throughout the day, apparently...
NOLA to Memphis on the American Queen
Hi Smitty, It (the American Queen Steamboat) was a wonderful experience! We loved the cruise itself, the area, life on the boat (especially the coffee) and the small towns on the way to Memphis. We...
Oceania Regatta Review
This review was submitted by my brother, Jerry Smith (with a few editor's notes for clarification) Overall: This cruise was, for me, both impressive and surprising. It exceeded my expectations in...
Rhine River Cruise, from a Man’s Point of View
Overall: The cruise was very enjoyable and exceeded my expectations in many areas (mostly the history associated with the quaint German cities we visited, especially Nuremberg). The boat...