You’ve got to hand it to those early Dutch traders for fuel efficiency. They could travel thousands of miles on a galleon. Okay, bad joke. But you’ve still got to marvel at the bravery of […]
Roel Boulengier likes dark and stormy nights the best. “I like it when the winds are howling and the rain is pouring: that’s when the windmill does its work the best,” he proclaims, standing on […]
Avalon Waterways calls its new river ships “panorama class,” and from the moment I stepped aboard the latest, Avalon Vista, I could see why. You’re on the water and you want to see the view, so […]
North Holland is windmill country, a landscape that inspired generations of Dutch masters as well as decades of paint by numbers sets. It’s easy to see why on a day excursion from Avalon Waterways’ new port stop […]
Like all great fairy tales, the events unfolding had a building sense of enchantment. The dual christening ceremony to launch two Avalon Waterways’ Panorama-class ships was a rare event, even for a cruise industry that is […]
Extreme caution is in order when you walk the sidewalks of Hoorn, our first stop in Holland on the inaugural cruise of Avalon Waterways‘ new river cruise ship Avalon Vista. Many of the city’s streets are […]
For those who don’t have an extremely detailed world atlas handy, the Chobe River in southwest Africa divides Namibia’s Caprivi Strip from Botswana’s Chobe National Park, and its banks boast one of the world’s densest […]
Every day and night on a Carnival Cruise Lines “Fun Ship” can be a non-stop party. On my final day at sea on Carnival Liberty, I swished baskets in spirited game of Horse on […]
Arrive hungry, advises a sign at the entrance to Harry’s, the alternative steak house on Carnival Liberty. And that turns out to be exceptionally good advice — because there’s not a chance you’ll leave […]
After a full day of fun in the sun in the Caribbean the party has really only started on Carnival Liberty. There’s been so much to do that a day and a half after getting on board that […]
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