BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 6 minutesHiking the Path of the Gods on a Cruise Port Day: What Passengers Need to Know By GEOFF CAPLAN Every cruise passenger researching the Amalfi Coast eventually stumbles onto photos of the same clifftop trail. Hikers standing seven hundred meters above the Tyrrhenian Sea, Positano tumbling down the hillside far below, Capri floating on the […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 5 minutesAgios Nikolaos, Crete Shore Excursions: How to Spend a Perfect Port Day on Mirabello Bay By GEOFF CAPLAN More cruise lines are adding Agios Nikolaos to their Eastern Mediterranean rotations, and passengers stepping ashore this season are discovering what Cretans have quietly known forever. This lakeside town on the Gulf of Mirabello might be the […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 6 minutesOne Day in Amsterdam From a Cruise Ship: How to Get It Right By GEOFF CAPLANAmsterdam is one of those ports where cruise passengers step off the gangway and immediately wonder how they are supposed to fit everything into a single day. Canals in every direction, world-class museums, cheese shops, windmills within driving distance, and […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 5 minutesBergen Shore Excursions: What to Know Before Stepping Off the Ship By GEOFF CAPLAN Bergen sits at the gateway to the fjords, and for many cruise passengers it is the first real taste of Norway’s dramatic scenery. Wooden buildings lean shoulder to shoulder along the old wharf, a mountain rises straight up from the edge […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 11 minutesCésar Manrique in Lanzarote: A Shore Excursion Guide for Cruise Passengers Arriving in Arrecife By GEOFF CAPLAN Cruise excursion lists for Lanzarote keep mentioning one name: César Manrique. Here is who he was, what he built, and why his work shapes nearly every shore excursion on the island. Passengers arriving in Arrecife on a Mediterranean […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 5 minutesAmalfi Coast and Positano Shore Excursions: A Practical Guide for Cruise Passengers By GEOFF CAPLAN The Amalfi Coast is one of the most photographed stretches of coastline in the world, and for good reason. Pastel colored towns cling to steep cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea, lemon groves perfume the hillsides, and winding roads offer views […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 6 minutesCanelobre Caves Shore Excursion from Alicante: A Complete Guide for Cruise Travelers By GEOFF CAPLAN A cave the size of a cathedral sits just outside Alicante, and most cruise passengers walk right past the chance to see it. Alicante shows up on a lot of Mediterranean cruise itineraries, and most of the day-in-port guides point […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 7 minutesIndependent Shore Excursions | Norway | ShoreExcursions.com Skip the Ship Tour Bus: Why Independent Shore Excursions in Alesund, Norway Are Worth Every Minute By GEOFF CAPLAN Fjords, Art Nouveau, mountaintop views, and a UNESCO-listed wonder — all without the cruise line markup Alesund is the kind of port that catches people off guard. Cruise travelers […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 5 minutes Alexandria: An Immersion in History By GEOFF CAPLAN One extraordinary day. Two thousand years of stories. Let me paint you a picture. You’re standing on the deck of your cruise ship as it glides into the port of Alexandria, Egypt. The Mediterranean sun is just beginning to climb, throwing gold across the water. Somewhere […]
BY Geoff Caplan
Reading Time: 6 minutesBy GEOFF CAPLAN Whether you have spent years dreaming of the Mediterranean or you just recently decided to cross it off your bucket list, there is one destination that always lives up to the hype: Greece. There is something completely magical about watching the sun dip below the horizon from a ship’s deck, knowing that […]
