What a lifestyle change that 2020 has been, without travel. Weary of wariness, I am not finished with world travel, but I will carry a mask.
Cruising on the Upper Rhine River, between Basel and Mainz, is all about quiet, woodsy scenery, and history dating from the Middle Ages.
Azamara Club Cruises, one of the world’s smaller cruise lines that nonetheless sails around the world, now has a fleet of three upper premium ships.
Crystal River Cruises has built four of its own river ships that are warm, airy, and spacious with only 53 suites on vessels that could hold 90 cabins or more.
On the new Joie de Vivre, cruising the Seine out of Paris, you will know you are in France from your first step aboard,
Of all the war monuments and cemeteries dedicated to North Americans, the beaches and plots at Normandy are perhaps the most haunting, still, 73 years later
Star Pride and Viking Hild fit the requirements for adults seeking a cruise on a small, casual ship, with about 200 passengers
Oceania Cruise’s 684-passenger Sirena, fresh from a $50-million drydock makeover, is as good, if not better than it has ever been, comfortable and intimate.
Cruise passengers may meet chefs, learn cooking techniques, dine from fancy tasting menus, and, my favorite, follow a ship’s chef to market at ports around the world.
Reproductions from the amazing Bayeux Tapestry fill the stairwell walls of the new Viking Star cruise ship, which is no coincidence because the Norman Conquest was a great Viking victory.