Cruise Highlights 2015 During 2015 I took three epic cruise adventures. Each one was unique, which is actually the moral to the story: there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to the cruise experience. Cruise lines, ships, and itineraries all vary, which is great because once the cruise bug has bitten then there are many…
Year: 2015
Crystal Cruises Crystal Esprit Christening
Crystal Esprit Social Media Roundup Facebook and Twitter are abuzz with posts (kudos to Crystal Cruises’ CEO & President at Crystal Cruises Edie Rodriguez who is really doing a great job telling the story via social media). Below is a video Rodriguez posted on Twitter documenting her arrival to the Seychelles, the location of the christening of…
MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago Gets Award
Congratulations to Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago who received a prestigious award from the President of Malta. MSC Cruises’ Executive Chairman, Pierfrancesco Vago, was presented with Malta’s highest honor, the Order of Merit, from Maltese President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca during during the annual Republic Day Honours List ceremony. In a press release issued by MSC Cruises, on December 14, 2015 it…
Luxury Travel – #TWchats
It’s no secret that I am a big fan of luxury travel. And it is also not a secret that it is my opinion that luxury is in the eye of the beholder. Luxury is found in the details and when one focusses their eyes on the hidden touches that are associated with luxury travel,…
Azamara Club Cruises partners with Abercrombie and Kent
If you can’t wait to go to Australia or New Zealand, then don’t read this update. Source: Azamara Club Cruises Recently, Azamara Club Cruises announced that it will partner with Abercrombie and Kent to provide a brand-new portfolio of tours in Australia and New Zealand for 2016. Abercrombie and Kent is a globally-recognized brand that…
Shooz – great for travel
Travel Lighter with Shooz Recently I had an opportunity to check out a new concept in shoe design. I was attracted to the concept that people could have multiple shoe options without having to cary bulk items in their suitcases while traveling. According to Shooz Kickstarter campaign, Shooz are the world’s first travel shoe that…
Anthem of the Seas Infographic
A picture is worth a thousand words Royal Caribbean’s newest and most technologically advanced cruise ship Anthem of the Seas arrives to the New York area this week. Although the ship has spent the summer sailing in Europe, she is now ready to greet guests at her new homeport inPort of Cape Liberty Cruise Port…
Fathom Twitter Chat
#ImpactTravel Don’t miss the Twitter chat that will explore ways Fathom is is helping serve communities. Rewind to Haiti – the personal hook. It does seem like a long time ago that I helped organize a fund raiser cruise in Haiti. The give-back spirit that fueled our 7-night cruise still makes me happy, and it left…
Azamara Interior Design
Interior designs on Azamara Quest. What does a suite look like? On the last day of my 14-day cruise in England, Ireland, and Scotland (read more) I had an opportunity to see a prototype of a “reimagined” guest suite (to read that article, click here). To follow are highlights from the cruise line regarding the…
Best in London: Martini Master Class at the Egerton House Hotel
Best Martini in the heart of Knightsbridge Before my London Layover, I did some research about the Egerton House Hotel’s martini master class. What I stumbled upon is an almost cult-classic experience celebrated by numerous nations around the globe. When I had a chance to learn the art of the perfect martini, barman Esley…