Steve’s Sojourns. Free Drinks Cruising offers from Fred Olsen!
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests ‘FREE Drinks & Tips’ on over 120 cruises from April to December 2020 – on all new bookings made up to 4th...
Steves Sojourns: Noble Caledonia announce new brochures.
Noble Caledonia have announced new brochures two new cruises aboard the MS Serenissima exploring not only the wonders of Iceland but also the remote Faroe Islands. With the possibility...
Mumbai Memoir 116- Watch, Support & Sail!
November is a time when I drop my work cloak & explore & build the other dimensions of me. This year there were two occasions which made my November...
Steve’s Sojourns: Undersea Cruising!
WOW! Scenic Eclipse has revealed a first look at its exclusive Scenic Neptune submarine as it dives below the clear aquamarine Caribbean waters, during its inaugural season captained by...
Steve’s Sojourns: The Corinth Canal
Having recently passed through the Corinth Canal myself on a small sailing ship I was amazed to see that Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has confirmed that its 929-guest ship, Braemar,...
A visit to Äland, the last ‘Treasure’s Island” – World Meanderings (n°76)
By Frederic de Poligny Lying right in the middle of the Baltic Sea, Äland is the main island of an archipelago of the same name, which consists...
Steve’s Sojourns; The Galapagos Islands
I’ve never been to the Galapagos Islands but I’m impressed by Silversea Cruises expedition around this natural wonder, back to the beginning of time. You can sail on their...
Steve’s Sojourns: Sailing around the Peloponnese, Day 1
Your first impression of the Galileo is of old-world opulence. Walking through the lovely dining room set for dinner you can’t help but be impressed. Once we’re settled...
A great inaugural cruise for “Norwegian Encore” – World Meanderings (n°75)
By Annick Dournes I had the privilege to attend the inaugural cruise of “Norwegian Encore”, the brand new cruise ship launched by Norwegian Cruise Line. With...
Steve’s Sojourns: The Northern Lights
The first time you see the Northern Lights, or to be strictly accurate the aurora borealis, is a moment that will stay with you for the rest of your...
Harry’s Ramblings, Split
Next to Italy, on the eastern end of the northern Mediterranean, there used to be a country called Yugoslavia. This part of the coast has been fought over by...
Cruising: Riviera Travel’s Christmas Markets River Cruise
The scent of glühwein, cinnamon and spices. Stalls in ancient town squares overflowing with continental yuletide treats all surrounded by tall medieval buildings and cathedrals bathed in magical lighting...
Steve’s Soujourns: Cruising on the West Coast of Scotland
The scenery of western Scotland has got to be to be some of the finest in the world. If you are very lucky you will see it from its...
Environment Issues: Cruise Ship Captain takes plastic problem personally
Seeing the problems caused to oceans and beaches by plastic bottles and other flotsam and jetsam prompted Captain Antoniou Leontios, Master of the Variety Cruises vessel Panorama II, to...
Steve’s Sojourns; Cruising : Noble Caledonia’s new brochures.
Noble Caledonia have announced their latest brochure releases for land and cruise tours. If you are interested in a cultural river voyage for example there are details of their...
Karl’s Chronicles; Article 8. Across the Volta, (well almost!)
Standing at the muddy shore of the milky brown waters of Lake Volta it became glaringly obvious, that any pretence of catching the Yapei Queen south to Akosombo was...
Steve’s Sojourns: Under sail along the Italian Coast.
Splashes of warm Mediterranean spray rose up and slapped across my face as the bow of the ship dipped into the swell. Until that point, I had been blissfully...
Steve’s Sojourns; Emerald Waterways
Emerald Waterways has exclusively chartered a small-ship which has been designed to sail the Dalmatian coast from April 2020. Book one of its two insightful Dalmatian coast itineraries today...
Cross the oceans to the blue-feet-boobies’ country – World Meanderings (n°71)
By Frederic de Poligny & Annick Dournes Can you answer this tickling quizz? What is this strange country where these “blue-feet-boobies” freely...
Steve’s Sojourns; Cruising: APT launch new Myanmar River cruise.
APT have launched a new itinerary for their Myanmar departures River cruising and touring specialists APT have launched a new itinerary for their Myanmar departures which set sail from...
Steve’s Sojourns; Luxury Under Sail
More people want to be environmentally friendly when they take a cruise these days and you can’t get much greener than a sailing ship especially one that has been...
Steve’s Sojourns A river cruise down the Rhone with Shearings/ARosa
I like a river cruise! So we tried one with Shearings on the ARosa Stella with only 160 people on board. The ARosa Stella is not as grandiose...
Steve’s Sojourns The Bass Rock
The Bass Rock is the largest single island gannet colony in the world and described by Sir David Attenborough as one of Earth’s twelve wildlife wonders. Most people...
Steve’s Soujorns First Time to the fiords?
Cruising give you option of keeping costs down as Norway is so expensive food and drink wise. You can also see the Northern Lights or the Midnight Sun...
Steve’s Sojourns A cruise taster.
Cruise line Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is offering the ideal opportunity to try cruising for the first time this Summer on a 2-night mini cruise. The traditional and...
Steve’s Sojourns. Sniffed by the Inuits.
Fancy being sniffed by the Inuits? Well if not and you land on the small community of Oqaatusat in western Greenland be ready! I heard the sound of the...
Steve’s Sojourns – Sunbathing at midnight
As we slipped gently out of Bergen harbour on the evening tide the sun began to wash the city with a soft orange almost golden cast. There a few...
Steve’s Sojourns Small Ship cruising CroisiEurope’s Elegant “ Belle des Oceans”
Croisieurope‘s latest addition to their fleet, the RV Belle des Oceans, translates as “The Beauty of Oceans”. Without a doubt, any of this ship’s exotic journeys are likely to...
Steve’s Sojourns “ Sampling the Fjords and wonderful railways.”
Life itself is an adventure and the cruise companies have realised that there is a growing segment between the purist adventure cruisers and those people who are content to...
Steve’s Sojourns Sampling the Cape Verde Islands
The tropical wonderland of the Cape Verde Islands archipelago is situated some 200 miles off the west coast of Senegal And, believe me, this should be on everyone’s list...
Steve’s Sojourns Sailing the Sea of Cortes
The Sea of Cortes or The Gulf of Baja is one of the worlds richest seas in terms of nutrients and the wildlife it attracts. So rich in fact...
Steve’s Sojourns – Smooth Sailing on Scotland’s Canals
It may not be cruising as such but if you’re thinking about trying a narrow boat holiday on the country’s canal network I would strongly suggest you start on...
Harry’s Ramblings My First Cruise Lecturing Part 2
We checked into our twin bedded cabin in the crew quarters, resigned that for the next six nights we weren’t going to snuggle up to each other as...
Gareth Butterfield picks the wettest week of the year to take his wife and his dog on a trip up the Shropshire Union Canal
THE wife and I were walking along a canal towpath a few months ago and noticed our dog seemed to have an urge to jump on every narrowboat we...
Steve’s Sojourns; Sailing the Caribbean on a Clipper
To be on the deck of a cruise ship at sunrise is always a memorable occasion. What makes it an unforgettable experience is when for those precious few minutes...
Harry’s Ramblings Cruise Ship Lecturing
The procedure to become a cruise ship lecturer is very selective, but somehow I have managed to become one, taking from December 2018 to June 2019. It started with...
Steve’s Soujourns Sail around the Seychelles in an A-lister Mega yacht
The Seychelles have long had a reputation as a holiday paradise all year-round destination. However, they are not as expensive to get to and stay there as you would...
Steve’s Soujourns “Smile and watch the birdy in Europe’s Galapagos”
Not for nothing are Northumberland’s Farne Islands called “Europe’s Galapagos”. Owned and administered by the National Trust nowhere else in the UK can you get so close to some...
Steve’s Sojourns Strolling on cruise around the UK
If you like walking and you like cruising, then why not combine the two? Wake up in a different port every morning, go off walking then return to the...
Steve’s Sojourns; Stroll amongst the penguins or take a Jaccuzi in Antarctica.
Why not visit Antarctica in five star luxury and takes shore excursions that soak you to the skin and make you give way to penguins. If you don’t like...