The Best of EGYPT

Egypt is a transcontinental country connecting the northeast corner of Africa with the southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It has one …

The Nile

The Nile, located in northeastern Africa, is that continent’s longest river, and in fact, it is often regarded as the longest river in the …

Mediterranean Sea Ports, Part 3: Port Vell

The Port of Barcelona in Spain is structured around three main areas: the commercial port, the logistical port, and the …

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve

Ocean Cay is an artificial island located in the Bimini district of the Bahamas. It was originally built in the …

Costa Maya

The port of Costa Maya (“Mayan Coast”) is a small tourist region located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, …

Santorini, Part 2: Firá

The crescent-shaped island of Santorini, located in the southernmost part of the Cyclades Islands in the Greek Aegean, is actually …

Santorini, Part 1: Oia

Santorini, one of Greece’s Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, is arguably one of the prettiest islands in the world. …

Old Town Dubrovnik, Part 3: The Old Harbor

Today, the medieval walled city of Old Town Dubrovnik is probably best known for being the setting of “King’s Landing” …

PortMiami

PortMiami is currently one of the largest cargo ports in the U.S. as well as the world’s busiest cruise ship …

MSC Cruises

Originally founded by Achille Lauro in 1960 as Lauro Lines in Naples, Italy (and with only two ships, the Angelina …

Costa Cruises

Based in Genoa, Italy, Costa Cruises (Italian: Costa Crociere), was originally founded in 1854 as Giacomo Costa fu Andrea to carry cargo, such …

Pullmantur Cruises

Begun in the 1990s and headquartered in Madrid, Pullmantur Cruises became the largest Spain-based cruise line, mainly marketing to Spanish …

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises was originally founded in 1988 by the Greece-based shipping company Chandris Group to operate upmarket cruises to Bermuda. It …

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line, headquartered in Miami, Florida, is the largest cruise line in the world, based on both annual passenger …

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), initially founded in 1966 as the Norwegian Caribbean Line, began as a car ferry between Southampton, …

Royal Caribbean International

Originally founded in Norway in 1968 as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, after merging with Celebrity Cruises in 1997, it has …

Travel Topic #48 (Ports of Call)

1. What is your favorite port of call in … North America? South America? The Caribbean? Western Europe? Eastern Europe? …

Great Stirrup Cay

Great Stirrup Cay, one of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas, has been the private island of Norwegian Cruise Line since 1977, when it started leasing …

Travel Topic #24 (Cruise Lines)

A. What is the best overall cruise line for sea cruising? river cruising? B. What is the best overall cruise …

Fortified City of Kotor

Kotor is a fortified Montenegrin coastal town, well-known for being one of the best preserved medieval towns along the Adriatic. It is located …

Nassau

Originally founded in 1670 as Charles Town, Nassau is now the capital and commercial center of the Commonwealth of the …

Mediterranean Sea Ports, Part 1: Piraeus

Piraeus is a port city in Greece, located 7 miles southwest of Athens’ city center, along the east coast of …

Colón, Panama

The Colón Free Trade Zone (or Zona Libre de Colón, aka Zolicol, or simply ZLC), near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, …

Roatán

Roatán, an island about 40 miles off the northern coast of Honduras, is the largest of the Bay Islands. The indigenous peoples are …

Victoria Harbor

The sovereignty of this former British overseas territory was formally handed back to China on July 1, 1997 after the …

Valletta

This fortified capital city on the island of Malta is located on a hilly peninsula between two of the finest natural …

Charlotte Amelie

Charlotte Amelie, located on the island of St. Thomas, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). …

Flåm

Situated at the southern tip of the Aurlandsfjörd, an offshoot of the famous Sognefjörd (the world’s second-longest), and midway between Bergen …