Cruise Port

Hello, everybody! On the morning of the 4th of July, 2022, we are finally out of the fog as we sail into New York’s harbor! The sun is coming up as we approach! Manhattan...

Hello! We arrive at St. John’s, Newfoundland, under foggy skies on 1 Jul, 2022. But before that I wanna show you this! We had a special celebration for just the Around The World (or...

Dia duit! (Good morning!) It is yet another gray, drizzly morning when we arrive in Belfast, Ireland, on 26 Jun, 2022! I overslept and wake to find our tug already pulling us around so...

The title says it all. We are supposed to tender today, but due to continued bad weather (high winds today – the sun is shining!) our stop is cancelled. We will have a sea...

Dia duit! La maith agat! (Hello! Good morning!) Rain! Rain! Rain! Waterford was to be a tender port, but due to heavy winds the ship announced at 10:30 PM last night our port will...

Hallo! Goedemorgen! (Hello! Good morning!) The weather is near perfect as we enter the river to Amsterdam on 21 Jun, 2022! On the starboard side a pretty lighthouse complex is near an old fortress...

Hello! Good morning! (Hello! Good morning!) I want to start with an apology for my absence. My computer crashed and still has problems staying connected to the internet, plus we had to begin packing...

Bonjour! We return to the port of Honfleur for a second visit on 18 Jun, 2022. We were just here a few weeks ago, on 6 Jun – D-Day! – so I don’t worry...

Buenos dias! A little haze followed us, but blue skies were coming as we arrive in La Coruña on Jun 16th, 2022! The ship spun around and we backed in to our berth. Very...

Bom dia! Jun 15th, 2022, proves to be another hazy, drizzly morning as we approach Oporto, Portugal. The city appeares on the starboard side. That’s where I’ll be exploring today! But an amazing array...

Bom dia! When we arrived in Lisbon on Jun 14th, 2022, there was a very low ceiling of clouds. Today is supposed to be sunny and warm. I hope this is true! The figure...

Hola! Buenos dias! Today is Jun 12th, 2022. Gijon is not pronounced anything like you may think. Try “Xi-Xon” with a “kh” sound from the back of your throat. Got it? Keep trying! The...

Bonjour! This post begins where Le Verdron left off earlier today! It is still Jun 9th, 2022. We pushed off from the dock at Le Verdron at about noon. We have about four hours...

Bonjour, We came in to Le Verdon early, under gray skies again. We get our tugboat assist about the same time as the pilot boat arrives! A short while later we are snugging up...

Bonjour! Comment vas-tu? (Hello! How are you?) We woke early to see it was gray, cold, and windy! Land was not exciting. Then a tug came to assist us. I love watching these guys!...

Bonjour! Comment allez vous? (Hello! How are you?) The weather forecast calls for rain all day, but there are pockets of clear skies as we enter the harbor in Honfleur on Jun 6th, 2022! ...

Hyvää huomenta, Bonjour, Guten morgen! Oh, I’m so confused! Flemish! French! German! Oh, my! They speak all three  – which language should I use here? It was English! It was another cold drizzly morning...

Hallo! Goedemorgen! (Hello! Good morning!) Another overcast morning covered our arrival in Rotterdam on un 4th, 2022. Although I woke up an hour before “arrival time” we were already snugging up to the pier....

Hallo! Guten morgen! (Hello! Good morning!) We arrived in Kiel under heavily clouded skies on Jun 2nd, 2022. A short way into the Kiel Fjord I saw this cluster of tents on shore –...

Hej! Godmorgen! (Hello! Good morning!) Another gloomy arrival, with more rain in the forecast as we arrive in Ronne on Jun 1st, 2022. We pull through the breakwaters… …then immediately begin turning around! It...