Cruising Alaska: 9 Free Or Inexpensive Things To Do Near Port In Sitka
It’s easy, inexpensive, and interesting to do Sitka on your own. Learn about 9 free or inexpensive things to do near the ship on your port day in Sitka!
Recent Lectures
The Best Hotel for Kids in Downtown Portland
This week my T.A. “H” and I are taking to the highway to launch our new lecture series, “the best road trips from Seattle.” We’re starting in Portland, Oregon at one of the best hotels for kids we’ve ever stayed at. Come for the pool, stay for the bathtub donuts!
The Best Cruise Tours to See Wildlife in Costa Rica
There are two cruise ports in Costa Rica, Puerto Limón along the Caribbean coast and Puerto Caldera along the Pacific coast. And both are home to an abundance of wildlife. Discover the best way to see it at each port.
The Best Travel Problem and the Mystery of Aruba
I was going back through my catalogue of old photos looking for some I could use for a lecture on Costa Rica when I stumbled across a folder labeled “Aruba.” Now if we were small talking and you asked me, “Prof. Cruise, have you ever been to Aruba?” I would answer, without hesitation: “No, but I hear it’s beautiful.” Or had I?
Carnival Freedom Ship Review
Join me for Throwback Thursday as I review my very first cruise aboard the Carnival Freedom.
6 Things To Do Close to Port in Kauai
Here’s what we ended up doing in Kauai and 6 ideas of things you can also do easily from port with no pre-planning.
The Ultimate Guide to NCL’s Premium Beverage Package (Formerly the Ultimate Beverage Package)
If you’re seeking out information about the UBP, it’s probably because you’ve selected it as a promotion for an upcoming cruise or you’re contemplating selecting it. Or perhaps you’ve partaken of it before and are just here for the booze porn. Either way, here’s the lowdown on the package followed by some “material” to get through a long week (no judgment here).
The Best Excursion in Acapulco and the Tale of Doug, the Sea Turtle
While we decided on this excursion at the last minute, putting the least amount of thought and effort into it, it turned out to be the most meaningful of them all. Our family together, honoring loved ones gone too soon, ushering in new life, and feeling hopeful even in the face of great odds.
Spend a Day on Great Stirrup Cay
Prof. Cruise is hunkered down at home today hibernating in a blanket cave, fearful of reports of snowmageddon coming to Seattle this weekend, so I’ll be filling in for today’s lecture. Introducing Prof. Cruise’s T.A., “H” Allow me to introduce myself. I’m “H,” Prof. Cruise’s T.A. (teaching/travel assistant). At barely...
Throwback Thursday: Tween Adventures in Nagoya, Tokyo, and Kyoto Japan
I’m starting a new lecture series today, Throwback Thursday, where I reflect back on past travels. There’s a cruise from Seattle to Japan this summer that I’m dying to take and it has me thinking of my first trip there at age 12. So hop in the DeLorean and hold on as I set the dial to “1990.” Hope you brought sunglasses, there’s going to be a lot of neon.
