We spent four amazing days diving the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef on the Spirit of Freedom live-aboard dive boat. The diving, crew, food, boat, and experience all exceeded expectations.
This 12-night Mediterranean Empires cruise aboard Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam was probably my best cruise, as it featured a beautiful ship with excellent food and service, along with a fantastic itinerary
Our cruise on Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam came to a close with a scenic entrance into Venice, followed by an overnight there, which enabled us to spend another full day in the magical city.
The highlight of our cruise on Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam was the day we spend in Santorini. This amazing island was probably the most picturesque place I’ve ever been. We then sailed to Argostoli, Cephalonia in the Ionian islands.
We spent two days in Istanbul, followed by Mitilini, Greece on the Island of Lesbos. The Nieuw Amsterdam then made her way to Kusadasi, Turkey where we explored the ancient city of Ephesus.
After sailing out of Venice, the first port of call on our “Mediterranean Empires” cruise on Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam was Katakolon, Greece followed by Piraeus (Athens), Greece…
We cruised on Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam on a 12-night Mediterranean Empires cruise in the ship’s largest suite – the Pinnacle Suite. Sailing aboard the largest suite on Holland America’s newest and largest trip for twelve nights was certainly a treat.
After almost three weeks, I’m back from Europe! Unfortunately, I was unable to provide regular updates on the blog due to the prohibitive expense and slowness of the Internet on our cruise ship. As much as I wanted to get some blog posts out there, the $0.75 per minute cost just wasn’t going to happen….
Follow along as we fly US Airways Envoy class to Venice for a 12-night Holland America Cruise to the Greek Isles and Turkey aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam in the Pinnacle Suite. Following the cruise, I will detail our experience on Ryanair from Treviso to Dublin, our Ireland Adventure, and the flight back on Aer Lingus,