NASSAU, Bahamas — Really, it was just a hotel. So understated from the street that you could walk by it, and we almost did. That would have been our loss. We walked through the front door of the Graycliff Hotel, just like Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall did, 33 years earlier. Except they had a… Continue reading Nassau's Fascinating Graycliff Hotel
Nassau More than Walk in a Park
NASSAU, Bahamas — As concierges go, Ana Maria Telea is high on our list. She works on the water (Norwegian Sky), but she knows a lot about walking. Probably not on water. Faced with the prospect of snuba diving, scuba diving, even snorkeling, off-roading or deep-sea fishing from this Bahamian port, we chose walking. Ana… Continue reading Nassau More than Walk in a Park
Trying to Bridge the Generation Gap
ON BOARD THE NORWEGIAN SKY… Captain Roger Gustavsen remembers the day his mother watched him at the helm of the Norwegian Dream. It was in the Kiel Canal, the busiest man-made waterway in the world that cuts through northern Germany and connects the Baltic Sea with the North Sea. The Dream was the fourth of… Continue reading Trying to Bridge the Generation Gap
On a Rainy Day in the Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas — As we disembarked the Norwegian Sky at this first stop on a four-day cruise, we had a plan for our first visit to Freeport. The plan was there would be no plan. It was ad-lib all the way. This can sometimes be great, and sometimes not. Since this is an island of… Continue reading On a Rainy Day in the Bahamas
Cruising Notes from the Boats
The right price……………………………………………………………..……$629 January 29, 2011: 7 nights Ship: Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas Departure: Sao Paulo, Brazil return with four Brazilian ports, including Rio de Janeiro Bonus: $150 per cabin on-board credit for select categories Contact: Cruises To Go Fast Deal #12025 * * * When a ship almost nobody had heard of,… Continue reading Cruising Notes from the Boats