If you like beer…
If you like beer, and food that goes along with beer, and music and a fun atmosphere… I have the perfect recommendation for you. On May 14th at 6 to 8 PM the San Diego Museum of Man (Balboa Park) …
Category: Cruising
All things related to cruising the high seas
Past Canal Photos
Per popular request… here is a link to photos of past cruises that include the Panama Canal.
A Rare Find!
So OK, a lot of nature tours these days are busloads of people being shown three monkeys, six birds, and the town dog. And then it’s bus ride (2 hours worth) back to the hotel or cruise ship. An exception …
Arenal Volcano and Tabacon Spa
A great day trip out of San Jose, Costa Rica is to the Arenal Volcano and the Tabacon Spa. The first stop was in Grecia to visit the “tin church” and the gardens. Of course we had a wonderful lunch …
Canal Transit on the Azamara Journey… 3/2015
We just got off the Azamara Journey, sailing from Miami to Costa Rica… through the Panama Canal, of course. This was our first time with Azamara, but transit number thirty-one for me. Normally cruises through the Canal start and end …
Cool Youtube Video
I found this on Youtube… a cool video (similar to our 9 February transit) of the Queen Victoria through the Panama Canal… Going through the Gatun and Mirafloras Locks:
New Transit Talk
As most of you know I talk on cruise ships and locally here in San Diego… at Oasis Institute, museums, schools, and I especially like to talk at retirement communities, for folks that can’t travel like the rest of us. …
Queen Victoria through the Panama Canal
Just got back from a speaking engagement on the Cunard Queen Victoria… it was a wonderful trip with lots of nice people and a great crew. In all we spent fifteen days on-board from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles. Our …
Working on more free stuff
We all like free stuff… food is good, tickets to an event, and why not free information that may save you money and make you a smart consumer?… especially on one of my favorite things… cruising. In the next few …
Thank You Visitors
On this second day of the new year, I would like to thank all my friends and visitors to my blog. I do try to provide some entertainment value and information that may border on the “unusual.” I have two …
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Have a Happy New Year… We hope to see you on the waves and enjoying every day of the new year. Peace and Love from SoCal
What to do?…
I get asked all the time (at least aboard ship), “What is there to do on shore?”… as in shore excursions. Well, the simple answer is that there are a lot of great things to do and see at most …