Utopia of the Seas To Call Port Canaveral Home

Royal Caribbean International has announced that new Utopia of the Seas will homeport year-round at Port Canaveral beginning July 2024. The ship will sail 3- and 4-day journeys to Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private island in The Bahamas. Read More …

Ten Summer Travel Snacking Tips

One way to save money on family trips is by packing healthy snacks that are easy to make and affordable Read More …

Virgin Islands Celebrate End Of Slavery

The U.S. Virgin Islands is commemorating the 175th anniversary of Emancipation Day, which marks the abolition of slavery in the former Danish West Indies. The events will honor the Virgin Islands as the “birthplace of emancipation in the USA” and Read More …

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Hosting Wine-Centric Travel

 Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic and FOOD & WINE are teaming up for a new series of gastronomic expeditions. The first expedition, the Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey Presented by FOOD & WINE, will take guests on an eight-day journey along the Read More …

Princess Adds New Top Deck Feature

Princess Cruises is adding a new top-deck adventure ride called the Rollglider to its new class of ship, the Sun Princess. The Rollglider is a hybrid of a zipline and a roller coaster, and it will allow passengers to soar Read More …

Reef Sharks At High Risk of Extinction

A new study in Science has found that overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction. The study, which was conducted by more than 150 researchers worldwide, including scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), found that the five main shark Read More …

My Favorite Photos: Lindblad Expeditions Wild Peru

Looking back to sort photos from a marvelous trip with Lindblad Expeditions to Peru and the Galapagos Islands, I found some favorites from each place we saw along the wa Read More …

Lindblad Expeditions Wild Peru, Tamed

As I write this, I am on my way back home to Orlando after traveling with Lindblad Expeditions for the first time. Throughout the journey, I posted daily summaries of where we went and what we saw. Today, I have Read More …

Our Wild Peru Lindblad Expedition In Photos

We traveled with Lindblad Expeditions on an 11-day land and sea itinerary that featured the Galapagos Islands. Here are links to many of the photos I have from this trip of a lifetime. –Facebook Photo Albums– –Flickr Photo Dump- Lindblad Read More …