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Surviving a Long Cruise

February 11, 2010

Say what? The words “survive” and “cruise” don’t go together. But you’d be surprised at how frequently Alan and I are asked about how we survive our long cruises. After the 52-day cruise from Vancouver to Singapore last year, many of our baby boomer travel friends were curious about spending that much time on the [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Blue Ice

December 26, 2009

I took this photo of Hubbard Glacier as our ship pirouetted in Disenchantment Bay, giving all Regent Mariner guests a view.

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Saturday’s scene: Shanghai’s City Lights

November 14, 2009

On a cruise to China, Alan captured the lights of Shanghai reflected in the Huangpu Jung River.

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Staying at the Regent Beijing

November 10, 2009

Alan and I don’t usually stay at luxurious high-rise hotels. Small inns or bed and breakfasts are more our style. But on a recent cruise from Vancouver to Singapore, Regent Seven Seas Mariner treated all cruise guests to a free night at the Regent Beijing Hotel (we paid for a second night on our own [...]

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Luxury Living on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner

October 28, 2009

Today, Alan and I are on a cruise excursion in Bangkok, Thailand, part of our Vancouver to Singapore cruise on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Even though we’re out exploring, you can still keep up with our baby boomer adventures. In this week’s installment of Dispatch from Donna at the Luxury Cruise Bible blog, I [...]

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Exploring Siberia’s Smoking Volcanoes by Army Truck

October 13, 2009

When you think of of Siberia do you envision a vast, frozen wasteland? As a baby boomer growing up during the Cold War, that was my impression.
Well, baby boomer travelers, do I have a surprise for you. The Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia is a beautiful land of smoking volcanoes and abundant wildlife. Since [...]

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Cruising from Vancouver to Singapore

September 9, 2009

Baby boomer travelers, want to keep up with us while Alan and I sail on a 52-day cruise aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner? I know you’ll be curious about our ports of call, which include Alaska, Siberia, Japan, S. Korea, China, Hong Kong, Viet Nam, Thailand and Singapore.

Starting the week of September 14, 2009, [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Dancing on the Dock

August 1, 2009

Dancers entertained on the dock in Coquimbo, Chile, as we prepared to board our cruise ship, the Regent Seven Seas Mariner.

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Recovering Financially From a Cruise Gone Wrong

April 2, 2009

Baby boomer cruisers, what would you do if your cruise went wrong? That’s what travelers on Regent Seven Sea’s Voyager ship are facing today. The World Cruise journey will end early in Rome after the ship’s pods were damaged by fishing nets, forcing the cruise line to schedule an emergency dry dock for the crippled [...]

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