by The Inside Cabin | Oct 14, 2016 | 2016 Canada New England Cruise - HAL Zuiderdam, USA, Maine, North America, Portland, Knitting
The poor weather earlier in the cruise were a distant memory as we arrived in Portland to another wonderful day. Today we would be taking a Craft Cruise Excursion visiting the Maine Fiberarts Center followed by 3 yarn shops with some time for a local lunch. This was...
by The Inside Cabin | Oct 13, 2016 | 2016 Canada New England Cruise - HAL Zuiderdam, USA, Maine, North America, Bar Harbor, Knitting
Bar Harbor would be our first and only tender port. We were assigned a closer anchorage so our boat ride would be less than 10 minutes. There was an NCL ship anchored further out that probably had a 20 minute tender ride. Since this was our first USA port, we were...
by The Inside Cabin | Sep 8, 2016 | North America, 2016 Queen Mary 2 Crossing, USA, New York
I didn’t want to miss our approach into NYC on our final day even though it would be an early morning. We would be passing under the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge around 5:30 am and should be alongside the Red Hook Cruise Terminal in Brooklyn around 6:30 am. I woke up...
by The Inside Cabin | Jun 25, 2016 | Uncategorized, USA, California, North America, 2016 AMTRAK Adventure, San francisco
We spent the weekend in San Francisco to take a break from our train trip from San Diego to Cleveland. In this post I will share our experiences in the bay area. San Francisco is a popular port call for cruise ships and although I have been to San Francisco numerous...
by The Inside Cabin | May 19, 2016 | San Diego, North America, 2016 Grand World Voyage, USA, California
As you recall, I showed this picture on an earlier posting: Well, please watch this video to see the contents revealed – LIVE to TAPE!
by The Inside Cabin | May 16, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, USA, California, San Diego, North America
The final approach to San Diego always brings back fond memories from my days in the Navy as I have entered this harbor on ships dozens of times over the years. Allow me to indulge myself with my favorite memory of a San Diego arrival. It was the summer of 1991 and I...
