The new 930-passenger Viking Star, now cruising on itineraries to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and in between, is one of the prettiest cruise ships you will see.
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.
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…
The cost of wines and spirits has become one of cruising’s more confusing, and more expensive, extras. Partly, that’s because normal routines from home tend to change with the partying lifestyle at sea, supported by an expanding array of well-hyped alcoholic concoctions.
Newest of the daily shows in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World is the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, full of new technology such as a fire-breathing dragon. Check it out.