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Welcome to New Zealand! First Stop: Picton and the Marlborough Wine Region.
Welcome to New Zealand! First Stop: Picton and the Marlborough Wine Region.

Welcome to New Zealand! First Stop: Picton and the Marlborough Wine Region.

After 3 very rough days at sea on our crossing from Sydney thru the Tasman Sea, we arrived at our first port of call, Picton New Zealand. As our cabin was located in the very aft of our ship, the…

Welcome Aboard the (delayed) Majestic Princess in Sydney!
Welcome Aboard the (delayed) Majestic Princess in Sydney!

Welcome Aboard the (delayed) Majestic Princess in Sydney!

After traveling around Australia for the last 3 weeks, it was time to say goodbye to Sydney and board the Majestic Princess for a 9 night repositioning cruise to Auckland, with several stops in New Zealand along the way. We…

Happy Thanksgiving from the Suez Canal!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Suez Canal!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Suez Canal!

DOS and I celebrated Thanksgiving Day 2023 sailing thru the Suez Canal. We had a most enjoyable day, and in the evening Seabourn Cruises had a nice Thanksgiving buffet in the Colennade Restaurant, with the traditional American turkey, stuffing, and…

Touring Around Seattle Before Taking The Amtrak Empire Builder Train Home!
Touring Around Seattle Before Taking The Amtrak Empire Builder Train Home!

Touring Around Seattle Before Taking The Amtrak Empire Builder Train Home!

After a long and eventful trip to Seattle (previous post), Steve DOS and I slept well the first night at the Hyatt Olive 8 Hotel in Seattle. This hotel is part of the Hyatt Chain and directly across the street…

Belize City by Day, and The Chef’s Table on the Sky Princess by Night
Belize City by Day, and The Chef’s Table on the Sky Princess by Night

Belize City by Day, and The Chef’s Table on the Sky Princess by Night

Note: Steve (DOS) and I are both back from our 7 day Caribbean cruise on the Sky Princess. I’m continuing this blog post from our next port-of-call in Belize. Day Four: Port of Belize We started our day aboard as…

Inaugural Cruise on The Enchanted Princess November 10, 2021
Inaugural Cruise on The Enchanted Princess November 10, 2021

Inaugural Cruise on The Enchanted Princess November 10, 2021

Steve (DOS) and I just returned from an awesome 10 night Inaugural Caribbean cruise on the brand new Enchanted Princess! Technically speaking it was not “brand new” as it was supposed to start sailing last year in 2020, but the…

Sailing the Yangtze River on the Yangzi Explorer
Sailing the Yangtze River on the Yangzi Explorer

Sailing the Yangtze River on the Yangzi Explorer

Back to our China trip again, after the last ‘catch up’ post to let friends and family know we were home once again. This post is about the luxury River Cruise we sailed ‘up’ (as in upstream) on The Yangzi…