Words and Pictures by John Pond, Editor at Sea. A couple of days ago I was giving a lecture on cruising to a group of self-funded retirees, most of whom were avid cruisers. My talk which was supposed to last 20 minutes went on for an hour at the audience’s request. No problem, I can [...]
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 [...]
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 by John Pond, Editor at Sea. I have received the most response from readers of our latest issue of Cruise Passenger Magazine, “Last Word” by John Pond, than any previous article by me. It only goes to show how important travel insurance is, especially for the over 50s. Here is one email I received [...]
Monday July 5; Sally Macmillan
On board MS Nieuw Amsterdam, Dubrovnik
The ship is moored at Dubrovnik’s Gruz Harbour, about 15 minutes by coach or taxi from the old city; the port is lined by stone houses with terracotta roofs climbing up a steep hill – very picturesque and classically European.
I’ve spent the morning wandering around the [...]
Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine: Our latest issue of Cruise Passenger Magazine is due out next week and if you haven’t got a subscription (see bottom of blog) I suggest you rush to your local newsagent to buy one. My Last Word page may be of interest to [...]
Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine. Here is the final review from Pauline and Ray on their recent three day Pacific Jewel cruise to nowhere. I have long been an advocate of these short sampler cruises, it gives those who have never cruised an opportunity to taste the delights [...]
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 [...]
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