Jan 1

Jan 1 Explora I Dining Guide

Visit With Us, Rich and Helen, in this blog post as we explore all of the dining options and restaurants on board Explora Journeys, Explora I, including menus.

Dec 22

Dec 22 Emerald Azzurra Caribbean cruise review

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us, Rich and Helen, in this cruise review blog as we sail around the Caribbean on board the luxury super yacht, Emerald Cruises Emerald Azzurra.

Dec 5

Dec 5 A review of Beach View Hotel, Barbados

Helen

Hotels, Destinations

Visit With Us, Rich and Helen, in this blog post, as we review our stay at the luxury Beach View Hotel in Paynes Bay, St James on the west coast of Barbados.

Nov 8

Nov 8 Windstar Cruises - Star Plus Class or Wind Class?

Helen

Cruising

Visit With Us, Rich and Helen, as we compare Windstar cruises Star plus class ships with their Wind Class tall sailing ships.

Oct 29

Oct 29 A day of luxury on Regent Splendor

Helen

Cruising

Visit With Us, Rich and Helen, in this blog post as we explore how to spend a day on the world’s most luxurious ship, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Regent Splendor.

Oct 14

Oct 14 Cruising New Zealand

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us, Rich and Helen, in this blog post as we travel from Sydney, Australia to Auckland New Zealand on a two week cruise on board Holland America Line’s MS Noordam.

Oct 6

Oct 6 Cruise v. Land Tour - New Zealand by land and sea

Helen

Cruising, Destinations, Land Tours

Visit With Us, Rich and Helen, in this blog post exploring the advantages and disadvantages of touring New Zealand on an escorted land tour with Riviera Travel or on a cruise with Holland America Line.

Sep 24

Sep 24 Regent Seven Seas Dining Guide

Helen

Cruising, Food and Dining

Visit With Us in this comprehensive blog post as we discover all of the dining options on board the ultra-luxury Regent Seven Seas cruise ships, Regent Explorer, Regent Splendor and Regent Grandeur

Aug 23

Aug 23 A week on the waterways of Venice

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us in this blog post as we spend a week in the Venetian lagoon on board Uniworld cruises luxury river ship, the SS La Venezia with a pre-cruise extension in Milan before arriving in Venice.

Jul 27

Jul 27 Circumnavigating Australia - week 4, the South Coast

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us in the final part of this four part blog as we diarise our last week of a four week circumnavigation cruise of Australia on Princess Cruises Coral Princess, sailing from Melbourne, Victoria along the south coast stopping at Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, and Albany before returning to Perth in Western Australia.

Jul 26

Jul 26 Circumnavigating Australia - week 3, the East coast

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us in part three of this four part blog as we diarise our third week on a four week circumnavigation cruise of Australia on Princess Cruises Coral Princess, sailing from Cairns in the Northern Territory down the east coast stopping at Brisbane and Sydney before heading towards Melbourne and Tasmania.

Jun 21

Jun 21 Circumnavigating Australia - week 2, the North coast

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us in part two of this four part blog as we diarise our second week on a four week circumnavigation cruise of Australia on Princess Cruises Coral Princess, sailing Western Australia from Kuri Bay on the Kimberley coast to Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Jun 9

Jun 9 Circumnavigating Australia - week 1, the West coast

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us in part one of this four part blog as we diarise our first week on a four week circumnavigation cruise of Australia on Princess Cruises Coral Princess, sailing Western Australia from Perth to the Kimberley coast.

May 28

May 28 Viking Danube

Helen

Cruising, Destinations

Visit With Us in this blog post as we sail down the Danube River from Budapest to Passau in true luxury river cruise style with Viking river cruises.

May 11

May 11 72 hours in Sydney

Helen

Destinations

Visit With Us in this blog post as we spend 72 hours in Sydney, staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in Circular Quay, visiting the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour, the CBD, the Botanical Gardens, Manly and Bondi beaches, and the Blue Mountains.

Apr 12

Apr 12 Four Seasons Sydney hotel review

Helen

Hotels, Destinations

Visit With Us in this luxury hotel review blog as we stay at the Four Seasons Sydney located in The Rocks on Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour.

Mar 31

Mar 31 Riviera Travel "Land of the Long White Cloud' New Zealand blog, part 2 - South Island

Helen

Destinations, Land Tours

Visit With Us in this diary blog post of our escorted tour through the South Island of New Zealand on The Land of the Long White Cloud tour with Riviera Travel.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Riviera Travel 'Land of the Long White Cloud' New Zealand blog part 1 - North Island

Helen

Land Tours, Destinations

Visit With Us in this diary blog post of our escorted tour through the North Island of New Zealand on The Land of the Long White Cloud tour with Riviera Travel.

Mar 5

Mar 5 Holland America Line Vista class Dining Guide

Helen

Food and Dining, Cruising

Visit With Us in this blog post as we review all of the restaurants and dining options on board Holland America line’s Vista class cruise ships (MS Noordam, MS Westerdam, MS Oosterdam and the MS Zuiderdam), including menus.

Feb 12

Feb 12 Celebrity Beyond Dining Guide - Speciality and Suite Restaurants

Helen

Food and Dining

Visit With Us in this dining guide blog post as we explore the speciality and suite dining options on board Celebrity cruises, Celebrity Beyond.

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