Our next port call was to St. Petersburg, where we stayed overnight and enjoyed two full days to explore this fantastic city. Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2023
THE CRUISING LIFE – TWENTY FIRST CRUISE – TALLINN ESTONIA
After a day at sea, we called on Tallinn, Estonia. We were both excited to be somewhere that neither of us had been before and were anxious to take in the sights. We opted for […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – TWENTY FIRST CRUISE – COPENHAGEN
Amsterdam was the end of our twentieth cruise and the start of our twenty first cruise. After saying goodbye to Amsterdam, we sailed overnight to Copenhagen. The beautiful European city of Copenhagen is known for […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – TWENTIETH CRUISE – AMSTERDAM
Our next stop was in Amsterdam and was the end of cruise #20 but the start of #21. Yep, we were staying onboard Brilliance of The Seas for a 12-night cruise that would take us […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – TWENTIETH CRUISE – ZEEBRUGGE (BRUGE)
Zeebrugge is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of ( and a seafront resort with […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – TWENTIETH CRUISE – COBH (CORK) IRELAND
If you claim Irish descent, then there is a good chance that your ancestors left Ireland through Cobh (pronounced Cove) on the south coast of Ireland. Cobh was the departure point for 2.5 million of […]