Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 5 (Portoferraio, Italy on the Island of Elba) Our last stop on Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise was to Portoferraio, Italy on the Island of Elba. I woke up early and was able to watch us dock right… Johnny Jet , May 18, 2014
Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 5 (Portofino, Italy) Day 5 of Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise took us to Portofino, Italy. I was most excited for this port since I’ve heard so much about it but had… Johnny Jet , May 18, 2014
Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 4 (Monte Carlo, Monaco) Day four on Windstar’s Star Pride took us to my dad’s favorite port, Monte Carlo! Monaco is located on the French Riviera in western Europe. It’s bordered by France on… Johnny Jet , May 18, 2014
Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 3 (Sanary-sur-Mer, France) Day three of Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise brought us to Sanary-sur-Mer in France. This was my favorite port of the trip since we arrived on a beautiful sunny Wednesday… Johnny Jet , May 18, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Know When to Fight the Cruise Company Know When to Fight the Cruise Company If a cruise you take ends early due to inclement weather or norovirus, don’t fight the cruise company. It won’t end the way… Johnny Jet , March 28, 2014
Blogger Contest: Win an Emerald Waterways European River Cruise for Two! UPDATE: The submission period for this contest has ended and the winners have been contacted. Thank you so much to all our blogger applicants! With dozens of entries it was difficult… Johnny Jet , March 24, 2014
Visiting Europe’s Christmas Markets on a Viking River Cruise I’ve always heard that the European Christmas markets are spectacular but to be honest, I’d never had a strong desire to see them since I’m more of a warm weather… Johnny Jet , December 31, 2013
11 Reasons to Go on a European River Cruise River cruising is one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, so recently, I decided it was time for me to put away my prejudices (ie: river cruising is… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2013
20 Reasons to Go on a European Viking River Cruise As you probably know by now, river cruising is one of, if not the, fastest-growing segments of the travel industry. Last summer, I decided it was time to put away… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2013
Viking European Christmas Market Cruise: Bratislava, Slovakia DAY 6: Bratislava, Slovakia Friday Bratislava is only a 40-minute drive from Vienna so it doesn’t take long to get there by boat. Bratislava is the capital Slovakia and is… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2013
Viking European Christmas Market Cruise: Melk, Austria DAY 4: Melk, Austria Wednesday This was the one day we overslept, which was a bummer because we missed the morning tour of the 900-year-old abbey at Melk. We later… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2013
Viking European Christmas Market Cruise: Linz, Austria DAY 3: Linz & Salzburg, Austria Tuesday We woke up in Linz, Austria and after breakfast aboard our boat, we boarded one of the four tour buses headed to the… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2013
Viking European Christmas Market Cruise: Passau, Germany DAY 1: Passau, Germany Sunday We flew into Munich, then met a Viking guide outside of baggage claim and boarded the transfer bus with other passengers to our ship in… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2013
Viking European Christmas Market Cruise: Vienna, Austria DAY 5: Vienna, Austria Thursday We woke up in the Austrian capital of Vienna. This is the one destination we needed to take a bus into the center of town… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2013
Viking European Christmas Market Cruise: Budapest, Hungary DAY 7: Budapest, Hungary Saturday The day began by getting up early and going on a bus tour of both sides of the city: the older Buda and more cosmopolitan… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2013
