Exploring the river Seine on Avalon Tapestry II, my wife and I journeyed to the castle ruins of Robert the Devil and my ancient family Norman homeland that we left 950 years ago
Listening to the voice of Jacques Brel on a warm, humid afternoon was one of the highlights of a freighter cruise to the remote islands of French Polynesia on famed Aranui 3
If you are looking for a sophisticated design, contemporary menus, and beds that face the river, consider Avalon Waterways, including the Tapestry II on the Seine between Paris and the beaches of Normandy.
During a recent cruise in Southeast Asia, passengers from Crystal Symphony walked in the woods of Borneo with a headhunter, unintentionally insulted the Sultan of Brunei, and ceremoniously crossed the Equator at sea.
Truffles, the fruit of a fungus, are an acquired taste, which is much easier to acquire than the truffles themselves.For truffle hunting in Europe, you may want to consider a guided tour, such as the excursion from the Forseti of Viking River Cruises in Bordeaux.
When your riverboat cruises past road signs that remind you of high-priced bottles in a fancy wine store, you know you are in France. A week on the 190-passenger Viking Forseti, for instance, begins and ends in Bordeaux, a city in the center of one of the world’s great grape-growing regions. Saint-Emilion square in…
A month after my wedding aboard the Regal Princess, cruising in international waters near the Bahamas, I still am reveling in all the excitement.