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A sample of the amazing beauty of Norway.

This article about romantic hotels reminded me of my method of sampling luxury hotels without paying the expensive rates to stay overnight. It’s simple: when your ship is in port, go to the finest hotel in town and have lunch at their restaurant or a drink in the bar. Then wander around confident that you [...]

Here is an interesting look at some smaller ships that cruise the Greek islands. Aside from the advantages of sailing on a smaller ship, these cruises visit some fascinating and more out-of-the-way ports, too. I’m going to have to look into Hebridean International Cruises, because from a brief perusal it seems like they are taking [...]

So, you spend a lot of money to have the experience of transiting the Panama Canal. Then the canal folks (who, according to local media reports, may have been hampered by an employee work slow-down) won’t let the ship go through until dusk. At least one passenger is seriously peeved. After putting some thought into [...]