As noted here last August, sister small-ship lines American Safari Cruises and InnerSea Discoveries did a little shopping among the fleet of now-defunct Cruise West and came away with three vessels, the former Spirit of Endeavour, Spirit of ’98, and Spirit of Discovery. ...
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A leucistic Chinstrap penguin, Antarctica ©today.msnbc.com On Monday, a rare breed of penguin was discovered by a naturalist aboard the Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Explorer ship. A leucistic Chinstrap penguin was spotted on Antarctica’s Aitcho Islands. This particular breed of penguin lacks...
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After being a longtime proponent of touring Maui’s famous Road to Hana independently, I decided that I’d give a guided tour a try .? After asking around, Wade Holmes of No Ka Oi Adventures was highly recommended, so I booked his one-day Discover Hana Adventure...
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It's another awesome day, and I didn't post yesterday because of the Wordless Wednesday post that I ran for two days. I checked a few things with Google Analytics to determine the success rate of the Wordless Wednesday meme, and it appears as if you readers don't like it very much. My bounce rate...
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The Explorer's Code, by former broadcast journalist Kitty Pilgrim, is out this month.
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The Explorer's Code, by former broadcast journalist Kitty Pilgrim, is out this month.
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One of the former navigational officers from the legendary SS United States talks about that experience and his new book, “One with the Sea: An Inspiring Rags-to-Riches Saga of the Son of an Irish Immigrant”…plus a listener review of the Explorer of the Seas and Stewart Chiron The...
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Filed under: News Paul Banks/AFP/Getty Images As of midnight on Friday, South Sudan officially split from The Republic of Sudan, becoming a new country and a fresh destination. A civil war between Arabic-speaking Muslims in the north and Christians in the south - not to mention a plethora of smaller but no less...
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Royal Caribbean International announced the cruise line’s 2012-13 Caribbean cruises, offering vacationers more choices for an exciting vacation aboard some of the world’s largest and most innovative cruise ships. Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, the largest and most revolutionary cruise ships at sea, as well as Freedom...
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Ricardo Stewart was a waiter on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas as it sailed to Bermuda.
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