During our port stop in Belfast we wanted to find a meaningful way to explore the city. We considered and dismissed the breath taking nature of Giant’s Causeway and the well known history of the Titanic Museum, both of which we will see when we return. Instead we chose to do a walking tour that…
Category: Port of Call
Greek Islands – Santorini and Mykonos
Mykonos and Santorini are the most famous and most visited of the Greek islands. Both are located in the Cycladic chain of islands in the Aegean Sea, a group that boasts over 20 islands. Whether your trip is for an idyllic stay of a week or more, or to drop by for the day as part…
Colourful Cork
The port of Cobh (pronounced Cove) located on the south coast of County Cork in Ireland can occasionally be found on a British Isle cruise itinerary. If it’s one of your stops rejoice, as this is a beautiful area rich in history and culture, and a great place to spend the day. If you have…
Greek Islands – Rhodes & Patmos
A cruise that includes Greek Islands is inevitably going to be popular. The sun drenched shores, white washed buildings with vibrant blue trim and the welcoming islanders ensure that whatever they have to offer will result in a great time. The more popular and common ports of Santorini and Mykonos deserve their own articles. For…
Port of Call – Limossal, Cypress
Cypress is an island country located south of Turkey. It is the third largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. The traditional languages are Greek and Turkish to reflect its divided population. A very popular vacation destination, we docked at the port of Limassol twice on our back to back itinerary. Always fans of archaeological sites our…
Biblical Israel
For the most diverse sightseeing options we chose a combination of historical sites for two of our days in Israel (see last weeks article) and for the other two we focused on the Biblical locations. Although these sites are spiritual pilgrimages for many travelers, we approached them with a more academic leaning. As a result…
Historical Israel
One of the benefits of doing a back to back cruise is the chance to revisit a port. When that port is in Israel, and there are two stops on each itinerary, you can really travel the country in depth. This is not that usual on a cruise itinerary so we were excited to take advantage of…
Port of Call – Aqaba, Jordan
There are two major ancient sites in Jordan close to the city of Aqaba and both are worth every moment of your time. Many of our fellow passengers combined the two into a very tiring day. We decided to forgo one for the other by promising ourselves we would return one day. Petra, one of…
Port of Call – Salalah, Oman
There is an old saying, “timing is everything”, an expression which means that the “consideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome”. This sums up our stop in Salalah, Oman perfectly. Our arrival in this port was on a Friday, the holy day of the week for Muslims. As a result many of…