Key West – ‘Ride the train!’
When I worked on cruise ships, I had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful Key West on many occasions. I didn’t make it off the ship very often though, as our morning stays coincided with my weekly Captain’s meeting on board, but when I did, I always found it to be a charming place, with […]
Read MoreMiami and Fort Lauderdale – The King and Prince of Cruise Ports
Miami is undoubtedly the busiest cruise port in the World, but Fort Lauderdale isn’t far behind, making the south-east coast of Florida the capital for cruise ship embarkation…and to think there’s also Port Canaveral just up the coast a few hours, and Tampa over the other side of Florida! So , you may be wondering […]
Read MoreA Day in Barcelona
So, like many cruise holidaymakers, you have a day to spend in Barcelona? I used to guide excursions around the city, sometimes even having to direct the driver where to go, so I’m your man for advise as to where to go and what to do! The tourist ‘hop on / hop off’ bus […]
Read MoreFocus on Turks and Caicos, plus the Private Islands of the Bahamas
So you’ve been to Nassau or Grand Bahama, and you liked them, but you want something similar but different? Well many of your favourite cruise lines can give you those gorgeous beaches and sparsely-inhabited islands in the shape of Grand Turk Island, or Providenciales (commonly referred to as ‘Provo’ for short). The magnificent stretch of […]
Read MoreEastern Caribbean Favourites
In this post I would like to concentrate on 3 popular island destinations in the Eastern Caribbean…..all of which are regular ports of call on Caribbean cruise itineraries. As usual, I would like to focus on what you might want to do given a day in each port… Antigua is the very British Island with […]
Read MoreThe Deep Southern Caribbean – 3 Popular Islands
Cruising out of Florida, there aren’t too many cruises that make it as far down as St Lucia, Grenada and Barbados, but those 3 islands are favourites with us Brits, who can benefit from direct flights to all 3 of these islands, and cruise companies such as P+O and Marella, who cruise out of Barbados […]
Read MoreABC Islands – the least-known Caribbean Islands, to the average British tourist…..
Most people don’t know what the ABC islands are…when you say the full names of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, people may have heard of the distinctive Blue drink that bears the name of the third island, but may still struggle to pronounce it correctly! These islands are some of the most interesting in the whole […]
Read MoreHawaii – a ‘must see’, at least once in your lifetime…
Some people think of Hawaii as tropical islands gone wrong, with American commercialism and high-density urban areas such as Honolulu spoiling the overall atmosphere, but in fact the two go surprisingly well together…you can still go ‘out there’ into the wilderness, and there’s an amazing array of activities to do, all in a well-regulated safe […]
Read MoreSt Kitts and Nevis – Undiscovered Caribbean
Visiting the twin-island nation of St Kitts and Nevis is like sampling how most of the Caribbean was 30 years ago….there’s a very quiet, low-key atmosphere around the whole place, with just a few rum and beer shacks for entertainment, with the exception of a couple of international-brand hotels that have established themselves there. The […]
Read MoreSpotlight on San Juan and St Maarten – Two Eastern Caribbean Gems
San Juan and St Maarten are very different to each other, but are both two of the most-visited ports in the Eastern Caribbean. So what makes them so different, and what should you do with a day in each? San Juan has Spanish colonial heritage, and boasts an impressive fort, and beautiful old town, well […]
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