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American Queen Voyages

What a Croc! Discovering Laws of the Jungle in Costa Rica

October 25, 2022 Wallace Immen 1

You can’t help but be awed by the beauty of the lush Costa Rican coast. And somehow things get more awe-inspiring as you go into the uplands and jungles. We’re about to experience a panorama […]

American Queen Voyages

Cruising Meets Exploration on Ocean Victory

October 10, 2022 Wallace Immen 3

It may not win any beauty contest, but the new Ocean Victory from American Queen Voyages may be the adventure ship of the future. Docked between two looming monster cruise ships, our 180-guest ship with […]

Gatun Lock in Panama
Caribbean

Why a Daytime Panama Canal Crossing is Still an Essential Cruise Adventure

December 4, 2018 Wallace Immen 1

Clang, clang, clang go the cute little electric trolleys that are still known as mules. Crystal Serenity seems to move in slow motion as the lock gates open and close at a stately pace. It takes […]

White-faced monkey in Costa Rica
Central America

Talking with the Party Animals in Costa Rica’s Lush Rainforest

February 11, 2016 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Talking with the Party Animals in Costa Rica’s Lush Rainforest

At breakfast I had a visitor – a big scaly one – stop by our table. As he hopped up onto a nearby wall in all his spiky multi-colored brilliance, the two-foot-long iguana – whose […]

Waiters from Star Breeze in surf
Caribbean

Windstar Without the Wind: Is it Still a Sailing Adventure on Star Breeze?

January 28, 2016 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Windstar Without the Wind: Is it Still a Sailing Adventure on Star Breeze?

The familiar heroic strains of the theme from  the movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise  resonate from speakers on deck at the signature  sail-away party on Windstar Cruises’ newest ship. All eyes are on the brilliant […]

Finca Rosa Blanca plantation Costa Rica
10 Best Lists

7 Tips and Busted Myths in a Stay at a Costa Rica Coffee Plantation Resort

January 21, 2016 Wallace Immen Comments Off on 7 Tips and Busted Myths in a Stay at a Costa Rica Coffee Plantation Resort

This one’s got an elegant fragrance, but it could use a more shapely  body. That one hints of lemon, with a tinge of leather, but it leaves my tongue feeling dry. It may sound like a […]

Azamara Cruises

For Guatemala, the End of the Mayan Calendar Has Led to a New Start

April 9, 2015 Wallace Immen Comments Off on For Guatemala, the End of the Mayan Calendar Has Led to a New Start

Quick: what country is Puerto Quetzal in? Could you locate Puerto Barrios on a map? These aren’t trick questions, but part of a promotion for cruising in Central America that you’ll be hearing a lot […]

View of the Heredia valley in Costa Rica
Central America

50 Shades of Green in a Pre-cruise Rain Forest Hotel in Costa Rica

March 17, 2013 Wallace Immen 1

There are an infinite number of colors in Costa Rica, but there’s no escaping green. Arriving at the  Finca Rosa Blanca  coffee plantation and inn for a stay before taking a Star Clippers cruise, I […]

Sunbathing on Playa Flamingo
Central America

Another Day, Another Gorgeous Beach on Star Flyer’s Costa Rica Voyage

March 10, 2013 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Another Day, Another Gorgeous Beach on Star Flyer’s Costa Rica Voyage

They call them wet landings for good reason: You get your feet wet because there aren’t any docks along the beaches Star Flyer visited in a week sailing along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. Coming in at […]

A white tip shark straight on
Central America

Divers from Star Flyer Drop In on a Fishy Orgy in Costa Rica

February 23, 2013 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Divers from Star Flyer Drop In on a Fishy Orgy in Costa Rica

It’s party time along the coast of Costa Rica. Beneath the waves, the action is as hot and heavy as it can get at Spring Break time above water on the beaches of Cancun or […]

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