Of all our days in port, Santiago de Cuba — hands down — was my favorite. We...
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An Account of the Great Flood of 2015
When you’re on a cruise ship — especially when you’re in a luxury cabin on the tenth floor...
Yes, Cruise Ships Will Leave You (Lisbon, Portugal)
In Lisbon, at the port, is a ship – our ship, the MS Prinsendam. In minutes, it is scheduled to...
Charmed
We are in the Crow’s Nest during happy hour when we are joined by The Charmer. The Charmer...
A Day in Sunny, Walkable Cartagena (Cartagena, Spain)
This shot, taken from our balcony on the Prinsendam, shows just how close the port is to all the...
Built to be Friendly
A while back, I signed up for NextDoor.com, a social network that, in theory, helps neighbors...
How the World is Changing
On the second day of our cruise around Norway, the CruiseCritic.com community hosts a “Meet...
Cape Horn
Puerto Arenas, Chile, likes to call itself the southernmost city on the planet. Ushuaia, Argentina...
Land of Fire
I am looking at a naked man. He is crouched on the ground, his arms wrapped around his knees. His...
Someplace Real
On Grand Turk — our first stop — we skipped the ship’s canned excursions and...