Tall Ships and Tall Tides

Since returning from our great Danube cruise last summer, we have had the joy of sailing on 5 Seabourn cruises – 2 in New England and Canada, 2 in French Polynesia, and one repositioning from Barcelona to Puerto Rico. They were all really...

July 3rd, 2026 New York It was a HOT day in New York. We got up early so we could visit the nearest CVS pharmacy to purchase items that had somehow been missed getting packed a few days ago. I love the food from New York food trucks, but it was too...

July 4th, 2026 New York Today is the day! At 6:00 AM we left Brooklyn and moved to the Hudson River to position ourselves to watch the tall Ships parade. We weren’t the only ship on the move, the US navy aircraft carrier, the Nimitz, was also on...

July 5th, 2026 Newport, RI Last night when we got to our stateroom there were Cunard tote bags waiting for us. A lovely reminder of the day. It was only when I turned them over this morning that I saw how special they were. A great souvenir of an...

July 6th, 2026 At Sea Finally a sea day. When I looked out of the balcony it was quite overcast and difficult to identify where the horizon was, it was all a light blue blur. However, later on there was an actual demarcation on the horizon, but the...

July 7th Bay of Fundy By the time I woke up we were already in Halifax, there was no doubt about it. We headed to the Westin Hotel to the car rental desk. When we had rented a car in Halifax previously the rental office was right near the pier, but...

July 8th, 2026 Halifax When we woke up this morning the tide was high again. It must be fascinating to live here and watch the tides, although I suppose you may get bored after a while. I know I wouldn’t  though. Cresthaven by the Sea where we are...

July 9th, 2026 At Sea Our last sea day. Actually, our last day. We went through dense fog last night, so I went to sleep listening to the mournful sounds of the foghorn. Feeling very envious for the folks in the Queens Grill suites at the front of...

July 10th New York Usually I get up to watch us go under the Verrazzano Narrows bridge, and wave at the Statue of Liberty, but somehow, I missed it, and when I woke up, there was the port of Brooklyn right in front of us. A familiar, but not...