Schooner Zodiac Nauti-Girls Cruise: Seduced By A Schooner ~ A Tall Ship Tale! Article by Jill Hoelting, photos by Vivienne Chapleo In 1902, English poet and writer John Masefield’s “Sea Fever” was first published. The lyric poem begins: I MUST go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky, And all I […]
Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 11 Livorno, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 11 – June 13: Livorno, Italy Docking in Livorno, the gateway to Tuscany, by 7 am and with most passengers planning excursions of some sort off the ship, we actually decided just prior to […]
Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 10 Rome, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 10 – June 12: Rome, Italy Docking in the port of Civitavecchia before 7 am, we made a quick exit from the ship and took one of the first free shuttle buses to the […]
Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 9 Naples, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 9 – June 11: Naples, Italy After sailing overnight from Catania, Sicily, Nieuw Amsterdam arrived in Naples just before 8 am. As we had visited Naples on the last Mediterranean cruise we took a […]
Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 8 Catania, Sicily 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 8 – June 10: Catania on Sicily, Italy The Nieuw Amsterdam arrived and docked in Catania (second largest city in Sicily and tenth largest in Italy) before we were awake. Again, we had to […]
Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 7 Sea Day 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 7 – June 9: Sea Day After such excitement the previous day in Santorini, we were glad to have a sea day to relax and really enjoy the ship’s amenities. We each had a […]
Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 6 Santorini, Greece 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 6 – June 8: Santorini, Greece Santorini was the port we were both the most excited to explore on this entire cruise. I had wanted to visit this island which boasts a population of […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]