Seabourn Spirit Adriatic Cruise: Day 6 (Dubrovnik, Croatia)

Breakfast on Seabourn

I woke up this morning at 6am and the Adriatic was so smooth I couldn’t tell if we were moving or not. We were indeed moving and about two hours later we were moored just off the coast of Dubrovnik. Woo hoo! It was our first time to Croatia so Natalie and I were excited [...]

Seabourn Spirit Adriatic Cruise: Day 3 (Montenegro)

6:15 a.m.

I set my alarm for 6:20a.m. since that’s when Captain David Bathgate of Seabourn Spirit told us the views were going to begin to get good on our arrival into The Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. He was right. I had no idea Montenegro would remind me of Norway’s fjords even though they aren’t technically fjords. [...]

Seabourn Spirit Adriatic Cruise: Day 1

Seabourn Spirit in Venice

Buongiorno! Natalie and I boarded Seabourn Spirit in Venice yesterday for a 10-day Adriatic cruise. Our itinerary includes these ports of call: Venice, Italy;  Kotor, Montenegro;  Scenic Cruising Bay of Kotor;  Kerkira, Corfu, Greece;  Brindisi, Italy;  Dubrovnik, Croatia;  Split, Croatia;  Triluke Bay, Croatia;  Rovinj, Croatia. Here’s a map: It’s our first time visiting most of these destinations [...]

Livingsocial and HBO

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Gone are the days of cramped convention halls and standing around in ridiculously long lines. Fan-boys and Fan-girls of a discerning taste can now turn to Livingsocial for glamorous events done right. Livingsocial is the top spot online and via mobile to access exclusive daily deals and special experiences at local business.   Kicking off [...]

Hurtigruten Voyage in Norway

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Norway isn’t that far, especially if you are already in Europe. Natalie and I flew from Frankfurt to Bergen and flight time was just 90 minutes. On the return we flew Oslo to Paris, and that flight was 1 hour and 45 minutes. We landed in Bergen 36 hours after the horrible tragedy in Oslo. [...]

Ventura, California

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Greetings, travel aficionados! Get ready for a little city that packs big adventure. Located about 60 miles north of Los Angeles is sparkling Ventura, California. Steeped in both agricultural and maritime history, this town has something for everyone: romantic time alone with your sweetie, family adventures, or a weekend with your friends is all within [...]

Oasis Of The Seas

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Oasis of the Seas has been all over the news this week since it’s not only the most expensive ($1.4 billion) but the heaviest, longest, tallest, widest cruise ship ever built. And, guess what?! This past weekend I got the golden pass to be one of the first to set sail on this beauty of [...]

Seabourn Odyssey

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Ahoy there, mates! This week we’re coming to you from one of, if not the, swankiest cruise ships in the world — Seabourn’s newest masterpiece the Odyssey! We’ll learn all about this 450- passenger luxury yacht, which debuted in late June. If you want to see what the hype is all about surrounding this $300 [...]