La Paz, Mexico
The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, is famous for its rich sea life with several species of both rays and whales migrating through. The port of La Paz is famous for its whale sharks and the opportunity for people to swim with them. The whale shark...
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a beach resort town on the pacific coast of Mexico. I have been here several times, but never actually made it in to town. We were there in the off season, so it was more a lazy seaside town than anything else, but all the souvenir shops still told...
San Francisco
When it comes to sail-ins around the world some, such as sailing past the Sydney Opera House or through the beautiful Stockholm archipelago, are more spectacular than others. Another memorable one is San Francisco, where guests and crew alike gather on the forward...
Playa Biesanz – Pura Vida
When I think of Costa Rica I think of the country's beautiful beaches, the awesome surfing, lush rain forests and their motto ‘Pura Vida’. When the ship anchored off Quepos, this is what I went ashore to find. After a quick walk around town I took a taxi with some of...
Panama Canal
Spanning 77 km from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, the Panama Canal is a massive man-made waterway. The Panama Canal was built as a shortcut for ships so that they would not have to waste time sailing around South America, not to mention sailing past the...
Grand Turk
Admittedly Grand Turk is one of my all-time favorite ports. This little island is not much more than a cruise ship terminal, a massive beach and some of the clearest waters I have ever seen. And best of all, if the ship is docked it is all right there. Again, this...
Grenada
When researching what to do in Grenada one of the first pictures I saw was of the underwater sculpture park, and I immediately knew that, this is where I had to go. After a bit of googling I found Eco Divers who seemed like a good dive company. I gathered all the...
Devils Island
Îles du Salut has a long, troubled and famous history. Located off the coast of French Guiana, the island group is most famous for hosting one of the most notorious French penal colonies from 1852 until 1953. The Îles du Salut consist of 3 islands, Île Royale...
