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White-washed buildings in Greece

Mediterranean Cruises: An Early Booking Discount to Get Excited About

This is the Mediterranean cruise deal you’ve been waiting for. Buy-One Get-One 50% OFF on an 8-day Mediterranean cruise. Must book by Jan. 31, 2013 to take advantage of this early booking discount. This Mediterranean travel deal is available on the following ships and itineraries. 8-day Adriatic Odyssey The Panorama is a 3 masted sail cruiser which can accommodate up to 49 passengers in 25 cabins. This 8-day summer-time Mediterranean [...]

 

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A very relaxed leopard seal on the ice

Winner of our Trip Journal Contest: Nancy Golden Shares Her Antarctica Adventures!

Once again our annual Trip Journal Contest has come to an end and I am happy to announce the winner is Nancy Golden. Nancy joined us for an epic 22-day Antarctica cruise including the Falklands, South Georgia. She shares details of her first landing on the Falkland Islands. The 2 km hike was refreshing after a day or two at sea, but the payoff was even better. Just over the [...]

 

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A Penguin on Petermann Island

Regulation Changes in Antarctica Travel?

Travel to Antarctica has always been for those eager to explore the very end of the world. Unfortunately, as the location has been ‘discovered’, more and more cruise ships are making this their destination. The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators says visits have risen from 6,700 in the 1992-93 season to 45,213 in 2008-09. Why not? Where else can you witness huge calving glaciers, the bluest of blue ice [...]

 

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Cindi next to her river barge, River Empress

The Uncruise Cruise - Christmas on the Rhine

      Today’s post is a fun journal entry by Cierra Rantoul during her small ship cruise on the Rhine River in 2007. Thanks Cierra! Hi everyone! Me here! Day Three of my Christmas holiday mini-cruise! I have to say that for as small as this boat is – only 130 passengers max – it has to be the best cruising experience I have ever had! That big ship [...]

 

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A zodiac excursion on the

Antarctic Artifact found after 100 Years

Even though it seems like just about every piece of the world has been mapped and catalogued, it turns our there are still unexpected discoveries to be made.