We move away from Cyclone Garance and head back north to the repeat port of Antsiranana, Madagascar, on the continuation of the Cruise Around Africa. This time I have booked the NCL Tour “Tsingy Rouge Stone Formations”, which is a 60 km drive to the town of Sajoavato. Tsingy Rouge is a unique geological formation … More Cruise Around Africa Part 2
This blog is focused not only on my cruise from Tokyo, Japan to Seward, Alaska but also how we are going Around the World, East from Mexico and arrive again from the West! So it’s a combination of flights and cruising to achieve our Around The World voyage. We depart again from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico … More Around the World!
Another last minute opportunity came about for me for a very reasonable price of $1400 cruise for 12 days going from Southampton, England to Miami, Florida. A little bit of research to find reasonable airfares to London and back from Miami and I am in! The ship was the NCL Joy which had gone to … More Transatlantic Cruise #5 NCL Joy
A tropical cruise from Hawaii to Tahiti came up as another last minute cruise opportunity, so of course I had to jump on it! Especially when I could find very cheap business class $500 USD airfare from Puerto Vallarta to Honolulu on Thanksgiving Day! But my flights involved a few airport changes and overnights near airports to … More Tropical Cruise from Hawaii to Tahiti 2023
Always looking for something different to cruise while visiting new countries and new cities inspired me to book the NCL Cruise from Seattle, Washington to Port Canaveral, Florida from October 29 to November 20, 2023. I call this the long way around to get from coast to coast. The price was right for my budget … More Long Way Around Cruise from Seattle to Orlando 2023
As I sit in front of the computer and start to look around again for my secret for Booking Business Class airfare that I feel within my budget. So, I decided to write this new blog discussing some of my strategies. I start out by using a general travel search site such as Kayak.com to … More My Secret for Booking Business Class Airfares
Cruising across the southern Atlantic Ocean after a stop in Recife, I finish in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where I spend an extra day sightseeing. The disembarkation tour took us around the city to explore the area from the port to the downtown, Sebastian or Rio Janeiro Cathedral, then to the north to the Rodrigo … More Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On a last minute whim, I decided to go on a cruise from Miami, Florida to Santiago, Chile via NCL. It was a 15 day cruise and as a single traveler only was $2500 USD for a balcony cabin! Wow, how could I not go? Booked it back in October 2019 for travel that started … More 2019 NCL Cruise from Miami, Florida to Santiago, Chile
I was lucky enough to find a real good deal on a brand new ship from NCL on the inaugural cruise of their newest mega ship, The Encore. Booked just a few months before departure we were sailing from Southampton, England to New York City, NY with no ports of call. It was strictly an … More North Atlantic Transatlantic Cruise