Words by John Pond, Editor at Sea. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd announced this week that it is bringing a third super liner to Australia and New Zealand for the 2011/12 summer cruise season. Sandra and I some years ago, found ourselves with a week to spare in New York. I accidentally found a cruise designed [...]
Words by John Pond, Editor at Sea. Last week saw a momentous occasion, at least as far as I am concerned when Emirates Airlines launched their Dubai to Prague direct service. Up until now getting to Prague, a popular destination for river cruising passengers, proved difficult. I look forward to our next river cruise through [...]
Tuesday July 7, 2010; Sally Macmillan
On board Nieuw Amsterdam, en route to Venice
Yesterday’s Dubrovnik Riviera bus tour was interesting – however, a quick visit to the old city was enough at this time of year. At the height of the season the beautiful old buildings are overrun by badly dressed tourists and the shops stocked [...]
Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine. As I have said many times previously, river cruising in Europe has never been so affordable. All the major river cruise companies are offering extra special enticements. APT for example are offering free air.
I have come across a couple of pictures of Avalon [...]
Words by David McGonigal.
While it’s said that the benefit of a river cruise vessel is that it’s like staying in a good hotel in the heart of the city, I didn’t know how true I’d find that immediately. But we came on board in Budapest on Sunday, unpacked for two weeks, then had most of [...]
Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine. Boy, is it great to be out of hospital. They looked after me very well but it’s so good to be home and in front of my master computer reading information about cruising. I have to go to rehab twice a week for [...]
Words by David McGonigal.
Despite what has often been months of preparation, there’s nothing like the moment you step aboard a new vessel. In this case, APT’s AMABella is a very new ship –it has just completed its inaugural voyage and the garland of leaves is still around the bow.
The location is Budapest and I’m impressed [...]
Words by Caroline Gladstone
After our rain and windswept expedition to Montgomery Reef, we arrived back at the ship like drowned rats, but laughing like school kids.well at least I was. It was a hot shower and then a hot cooked breakfast…I’ve got to say that was the first time I did breakfast twice on the [...]
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