Where to begin? Maybe the best way is a day-by-day account of my recent two week trip to the UK and cruise aboard the Princess Cruise Line’s Regal Princess. Tuesday August 8, 2023 We had an evening flight to London from New York on Virgin Atlantic Airlines. Had Premium economy seats and they were very…
DetailsHere I am, August 2023 and I’m getting ready for a big 15-night United Kingdom-Ireland-France cruise. This will be the biggest trip (vacation) I have taken in the past number of years. And it is truly a vacation. I am being selfish. I am not escorting a big group as I usually do when escorting…
DetailsOld Friends “Old friends…Sat on the park bench like bookends…winter companions…sharing a park bench quietly;…how terribly strange to be seventy.” The beautiful words of Paul Simon’s song “Old Friends.” Well, this month I will turn 70. Coincidently, Publisher Dan, my friend of 48 years will hit that mark three days later. We first met in…
DetailsHow about 32 days? A 32-day cruise that is. And believe it or not, it is a new, unique “Bus to the Boat” cruise. Let’s go round trip from Los Angeles to the South Pacific. This 32-night cruise will visit, Hawaii, cross the International Date Line, visit the Samoan Islands, and end up with ports…
DetailsI am a convert. A convert that is to “river” cruising. I have cruised on many ocean-going cruise ships and loved every one of them. So now, dispossess yourself of every notion you have about traditional ocean cruises, and let me introduce you to “river cruising.” The VEGAS VOYAGERS travel club and FAIRVIEW CRUISE AND…
DetailsSharon and I have been in the travel business for close to forty years. We have seen all the trends and innovations that have made the vacation travel industry what it is today. Without doubt, in our opinion, the most innovative and trend setting company is Viking River and Cruise Lines. They have carved out…
DetailsIt is hard to believe that the VEGAS VOYAGERS TRAVEL CLUB is almost 20 years old. I could never have imagined that with the “birth” of the “Las Vegas Senior News”, now known as the VEGAS VOICE, and the creation of our Travel Club, we would still be going strong 19 plus years later. In…
DetailsRoyal Caribbean International revealed that it will resume cruising in North America on June 12 from the Bahamas, just hours after sister line Celebrity Cruises said that it would launch cruises from St. Maarten. Royal will offer seven-day sailings from Nassau on the Adventure of the Seas that will spend two days at its private Bahamian island, Perfect Day…
DetailsThe last time I was on an airplane was when I visited everyone in Las Vegas back on March 8th of this year. Sharon and I flew out right as the real seriousness of the pandemic was rearing its ugly head. We spent three days in Las Vegas meeting with a number of VEGAS VOYAGERS…
DetailsAs I write these words our country, no our world is gripped in the coronavirus pandemic. And it has changed our daily way of life like no other event in my lifetime has. 9/11 was truly horrible for those of us living here in the New York metro area. And, as an owner of a…
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