Cruising

Slow Travel, Sizzling Steaks & a Surprise Conga Line โ€” Life Aboard Silver Nova

Some trips check boxes. Others? They rewire your soul.   Thatโ€™s exactly how I felt sailing aboard the ultra-luxurious Silver Nova through New Zealand โ€” from the peaceful shores of Dunedin to the dramatic coastlines of Christchurch. And with Silversea’s new-generation ship, the journey becomes the destination.   ๐ŸŒŠ Video: Pure Peace from Dunedin to […]

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๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†, ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’๐’† & ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’„๐’š ๐‘ด๐’†๐’†๐’•: ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ + ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’‚๐‘พ๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’™

Travel isnโ€™t always about going further. Sometimes, itโ€™s about going deeper.   And this pairing โ€” Bilbao + Bordeaux โ€” is one of the most soulful, elegant, and legacy-rich river cruise combinations Iโ€™ve seen. ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Begin in Bilbao: Where Art Transformed a City Start in Bilbao, Spain โ€” home of the iconic Guggenheim Museum, designed

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†, ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’๐’† & ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’„๐’š ๐‘ด๐’†๐’†๐’•: ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ + ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’‚๐‘พ๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’™ Read More ยป

Why Expedition Travel Can Be the Most Meaningful Journey You Take

Expedition cruising isnโ€™t just travel โ€” itโ€™s a chance to leave a mark on yourself.   Like legacy-travel inspired by architecture or art, polar expeditions offer introspective grandeur: remote places, raw nature, and moments that reframe how you see the world.   In a recent Virtuoso article, I shared my thoughts on luxury Antarctica cruising:

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Sailing Silver Nova โ€” A Journey Worth Celebrating

Melbourne โ†’ Auckland | Silversea Silver Nova | Cruise Icon Reward Sailing   Heading off on something very special โ€” the Silversea Silver Nova Cruise Icon sailing from Melbourne to Auckland! โœจ๐Ÿ›ณ๏ธ   It took three flights to get here, but every minute was worth it. โœ”๏ธ Porter to Vancouver โœ”๏ธ Air New Zealand to

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๐—” ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ & ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

๐—” ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ & ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ One of the things I love most about river cruising is how effortlessly it connects you to the worldโ€™s greatest cultural treasures. And in Paris, that includes one of the most iconic museums on Earth: The Louvre. ๐ŸŽจโœจ   Stepping inside feels like

๐—” ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ & ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ Read More ยป

A Day in Normandy I Will Carry Forever

Pegasus Bridge โ€ข Arromanches โ€ข Bรฉny-sur-Mer โ€ข Juno Beach โ€” November 11, 2025 Some travel days are beautiful. Some are joyful. And some โ€” like this day in Normandy โ€” stay etched on your heart forever.   This Remembrance Day, traveling with my AmaDante group, we stepped into history in a way that was emotional,

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Crossing Continents with Lindblad Expeditions

There are few travel moments as powerful as watching a ship rise and fall through the Panama Canal โ€” one of the worldโ€™s greatest engineering marvels.   My clients recently experienced this unforgettable journey aboard Lindblad Expeditions | National Geographic, sailing from ocean to ocean through lush rainforest, passing historic locks, and spotting wildlife along

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Falling in Love with Budapest โ€” By Land and by River

Falling in Love with Budapest โ€” By Land and by River There are some cities that seem made for river cruising โ€” and Budapest is one of them. https://youtube.com/shorts/yefiU3i0qzw?si=rqyFUrFXhNXY2rgh Itโ€™s where East meets West, where grand architecture hugs the curves of the Danube, and where every view feels like a painting come to life. Iโ€™ve

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Expedition Cruising Myth #3: It’s Not as Rugged as You Think

Continuing our myth-busting series on expedition cruisingโ€ฆ   When people hear โ€œexpedition cruising,โ€ they often imagine roughing it โ€” cold cabins, muddy boots, and tents on the ice. The truth? Expedition cruising today is anything but rugged.   Modern expedition ships are floating sanctuaries of comfort โ€” designed to take you to the ends of

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