ports we have visited
America
- California (Anchor Bay, Bodega Bay, Fort Ross, Gualala, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey, Morro Bay, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Pedro, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sea Ranch (where I worked during its inception and initial build-out) — all coastal cities, actually)
- Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, Key West, Miami)
- Hawaii: Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu
- Illinois (Chicago)
- Louisiana (New Orleans)
- Maine (all coastal cities), Maryland (Baltimore)
- New Jersey (all coastal cities)
- Louisiana (New Orleans)
- Oregon (all coastal cities)
- Washingon (Seattle and all coastal cities)
- Australia: Brisbane, Cairns, Port Douglas
- Bahamas: Nassau
- British Columbia: Vancouver Island
- Channel Islands (English Channel): Guernsey, Jersey, Sark (hitch-hiking on sailboats)
- Costa Rica: All East Coast cities
- England: Bath, Greenwich, London, Oxford, Salisbury, Stonehenge, South End, Plymouth, Weymouth, up and down the River Thames
- France: Monaco, Nice, Paris (upriver)
- Cook Islands: Roratonga
- Greece: Capri, Corfu, Santorini, which were stops during our Mediterranean Cruise.
in 2008.
- Holland: Amsterdam
- Hong Kong, Kowloon and Macao
- Ireland: Dublin, Tenby, Cork, Tralee, Adare (County Limerick)
- Italy: Civitacchia, Livorno, Naples, Venice as part of a Mediterranean Cruise.
- Japan: Inland Sea
- Jamaica: Kingston, Montego Bay
- Mexico: Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta
- New Zealand: Auckland, Devonport
- Tahiti (French Polynesia): Bora Bora, Moorea
- Thailand: Bangkok (along the Chao Praya river), Ko Samui, Ko Phi Phi, Phuket
- Turkey: Kusadasi, during a port visit on our Mediterranean Cruise.
- Wales: Cardiff, Wrexham (North Wales), Holyhead (with its tongue-twisting place name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndropwllllantysiliogogogoch), Ironbridge, Llangollen
Cruise Ship Truths!
A cruise ship Officer's Tales: This is a behind-the-scenes look at cruise ships in a new way. Don't you wonder what goes on behind the "Crew Only" doors? Some of the stories are shocking, some are enlightening, but most are just laugh-out-loud entertaining. The Officer reveals:
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How romance on a cruise ship is unlike anywhere else
- The insane things passengers do
- Why alcohol is mandatory at sea
- How nude cruises compare to Christian cruises
- What happens when things go horribly wrong at sea
Click to read the Officer's Stories!
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude