DanRN’s Adventures

Italy has become one of my favourite countries to visit, along with Spain and Portugal. So combining them as destinations with a cruise that links them together is the ultimate experience - the ports of call, interspersed with sea days, is a great way to balance exploration with relaxation. Plus, having a “floating hotel” means unpacking and repacking once, which is quite convenient…as is the built-in housekeeping and meals. This particular vacation was planned in coordinatio

I had my first visit to London as a teenager in Summer 1980 on a concert band tour, my first time flying overseas and, actually, the first time ever on a jetliner. Although I was an avid reader and fascinated by history, being 16 years old and amongst a group of 99 other bandmates meant less of a focus on the historical and cultural experience…it was more about being a teen, the thrill of being away from home and, of course, the music performances. Certainly I saw a lot while

Cruise escapes became our favourite way of vacationing way back on our “honeymoon” trip in February 2010; that first cruise was my second sailing but Jean’s first. We went on a two-week Caribbean jaunt with two dear friends when the college I was teaching at closed during the Vancouver Olympics. So it should be no surprise that, once again and to start off 2026, we would be found on the Celebrity Constellation ringing in the New Year. Almost exactly a year earlier we had enj