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As a follow up to the Q and A I did with my mother about her first cruise, I asked her to jot down a few thoughts about the port calls we made. For someone who has not really ever traveled alone, I was impressed that she was willing to go off on her own [...]

Maggie Blehert interviews her mom about her first cruise experience. Great tips/thoughts for the 1st time cruiser.

I recently had the opportunity to cruise on Holland America Cruise line for the first time as a presenter for the Cruise Holidays year-end Convention.  The Convention was held on one Holland America’s newest and largest vessels, ms Eurodam. The week before, I cruised on the Celebrity Millennium.  Celebrity is considered to be the top-tier of the [...]

On a flight home from a cruise last week I struck up conversation with a seatmate who asked what I did for a living.  After telling him I was in the cruise business his comment was, “that sounds fun, but I’ll bet it’s tough selling vacations in such a difficult economy.”  I thought about that a [...]

I consider my passions to be mathematics, cooking, and travel. I have yet to find a hobby that offers the best of all three worlds.  Having spent the last week aboard Holland America’s Eurodam, however, the culinary experience stands foremost in my mind. Two out of three isn’t bad. Cooking on Display On our initial [...]