Some words by John Pond, Editor at Sea. I like to pass along great cruise stories. My good friend, Travel Writer David Ellis, sent me this item that I would love to share with my readers.
Cunard Line’s 150,000 tonne Queen Mary 2 with over 2,500 passengers aboard was brought to a halt in the middle [...]
By Joanna Hall, photo Ben Hall
It’s quite a culture shock switching from the wide open spaces and magnificent landscapes of Alaska, to sun and beach loving Southern California, and even more so to board one of cruising’s legendary ships, the Queen Mary, which has been a hotel in Long Beach for around 40-odd years. The [...]
After a relaxing sea day, our last day was focussed on spa treatments and getting ready to disembark in Seattle tomorrow morning. There is an evening stop scheduled for Victoria, Vancouver Island, but we are opting to stay on board as we finally got into the specialty restaurant, SS United States – reports are that [...]
Words, Joanna Hall. Photo, Ben Hall
The Alaska cruise season runs for about four months, but the true Alaska summer is quite short, with about four-to-six weeks of hot weather. Today wasn’t one of those summer days! In fact, on arrival into the small port of Skagway, the wind was blowing quite ferociously, and it was [...]
Words, Joanna Hall. Photo, Ben Hall
Getting up at 6am while on vacation seems a tad rude, but for a cruise of Tracy Arm it was worth the effort. The weather was pretty awful to start with, however, but by the time we inched up towards Sawyer Glacier two hours later, the cloud lifted a bit [...]
Words, Joanna Hall. Photo, Ben Hall
After a relaxing sea day it was time to explore Ketchikan, which dubs itself “Alaska’s first city”. Last year we stayed on the water to venture into Misty Fjord, so this year we decided to step onto dry land and visit the area’s newest attraction – the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary. [...]
WORDS JOHN POND: PACIFIC PEARL: Last night Carnival Australia CEO Ann Sherry, AO,announced the great features we can expect on P&O’s latest ship, due for our shores later this year. Will publish some of these outstanding features later today. Photo Ann and myself. Thank’s Ann for a great night, can’t wait to sail on Pacific [...]
Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine. Last week, I was invited with Cruise Passenger Magazine’s Editor, Sally Macmillan, to a most fantastic lunch at Flying Fish, one of Sydney’s finest restaurants. Our host was
John Molinaro boss of Uniworld down under. A native of Los Angeles, John has been in [...]
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