I’m long overdue in posting my thoughts on Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which I attended in Boston in early November 2024. (It runs through June 1, 2025.) I came away with mixed feelings. On t…

Yes, we walked on the ocean floor! From Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 18 August 2014: The tides in the Bay of Fundy are extreme—the highest differential in the world, I believe. High tide toda…

Onboard CELEBRITY CENTURY, July 19, 2007: This is a different kind of cruise than most. We found ourselves saying “Wow!” every time we looked out the window last night. On most cruises, pax are fer…

This photo of my son with an iguana during a shore excursion in Roatán, Honduras, came across my memories this morning and got me thinking about the lovely time we had that day five years ago. My s…

This week’s Random Journal Entry is longer than usual, consisting of 4 separate but related paragraphs from the same entry. We enjoyed the day so much that I had to share more than a single snippet…

I couldn’t decide between two entries from my CARNIVAL ELATION journal, so I’m sharing both. Thursday, July 15, 2010: One very nice aspect of CARNIVAL ELATION is the abundance of window seats. I am…

As someone who’s enjoyed afternoon tea on many ships throughout the years, I found a lot to like about The Art of Afternoon Tea: From the Era of Downton Abbey and the Titanic. Author Penelope Carle…

Random journal entry, NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY, 20 February 2017: Entertainment, particularly in the smaller lounges (a direction I like!) has been exceptional. Last night, we saw Howl at the Moon Dueli…

New feature! Once a week I’ll share a random entry from my many years of cruise journals. Let’s start with one from 20 years ago. February 20, 2005 Onboard DIAMOND PRINCESS, Mexican Riviera We atte…