Guilty as charged! As I told our Italian driver on the way to our Airbnb in Massa Lubrense, "Tomorrow we will travel to Capri", I...

If you are getting ready to go on vacation to Europe, visiting the sites may require a great deal of effort. Sometimes you will have good...

A great many websites tout the virtues of purchasing the Roma Pass. To be sure, it is a very useful tool, but it may not be right for...

As we were jewelry shopping on the famous Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence, for numerous reasons, my guard was up. When the jeweler...

The Barberini Metro Stop on Line A, or MA in Rome, is a personal favorite. Climbing up to street level, you step out into the hustle and...

If you find yourself heading to Florence from Pisa, trying heading north to Lucca first. Lucca is only 13 miles north of the Leaning...

A few years ago, the Restaurante Gran Via had top notch reviews. In fact it still reads that way on TripAdvisor and the raving brought us...

There are two train companies you can travel with in Italy. The companies are .Italo and Trenitalia, both with trains capable of speeds...

The Strait or Straits of Gibraltar is a 7 mile wide body of water between the continents of Europe and Africa. Our ship, like many before...

Day 7 – Half way across the Atlantic on our Ocean Crossing Voyage! Nothing but water. Bored? Not yet! The Atlantic crossing from Florida...

If you don’t like numbers or statistics, your will not enjoy this article. Even though I find it fascinating, you should stop reading. ...

I was asked if flying to the departure city on the same day as the cruise is a bad idea. The answer is how comfortable do you feel with...

So you got an upcoming trip to Europe. The real skinny on cruising to Europe is time. If you have the time to cruise it is a much better...

Let’s say is your first time to take a cruise. Among the many choices such as where to go and where to get on, you may also have a choice...

I recently conducted an informal survey for Royal Caribbean‘s Oasis Class Ships. The survey was trying to determine Oasis Class cruisers...

With beautiful gardens, architecture, laboratories, great museum and numerous inventions, there is not much to dislike about this for an...

Every cruise line has a means of communicating with the passengers. Royal Caribbean has the Cruise Compass. Carnival distributes the...

The first secret to saving money on any vacation, including a cruise is - flexibility This seems logical – but it can prove difficult. If...

Thinking about Going on a Cruise? That is a very Relaxing and Exciting Prospect! Cruising can be one of the most enjoyable experiences of...

Cruise companies are ready to get back to business. They have had many months to figure out social distancing and they are ready to make...