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5y ago
Carnival Sunrise – the former Carnival Triumph – docked at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, on May 25, 2019. Photo © 2019 Aaron Saunders The
Triumph of Carnival Sunrise
Recently, I had the opportunity to sail aboard Carnival
Cruise Line’s brand-new Carnival
Sunrise on a four-day jaunt from Manhattan out to
Bermuda. The voyage to the Atlantic island ended up being a rather stormy
affair; more on that below.
Throughout, Carnival Sunrise sparkles like new after her total makeover earlier this year. Photo © 2019 Aaron Saunders The real star of the show, however, was Carnival Sunrise. T ..read more
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5y ago
Welcome aboard one of the most restorative ships, and journeys, afloat. Photo © 2019 Aaron Saunders
Written
June 13, 2019 on the approach to Southampton, UK
Speed:
22.0 knots
Wind:
10 knots / Temperature: 17°C / Seas: slight
Somewhere off the port side of Cunard
Line’s Queen Mary 2
are Fastnet and Old Head of Kinsale. They’re the first parts of Ireland that
ships come to on their eastbound course into Southampton from New York.
Today is the last day of my transatlantic crossing
aboard Queen Mary 2. Tomorrow, we will arrive into Southampton’s Ocean
Terminal bright and early i ..read more
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5y ago
Sunset aboard Cunard Line’s RMS Queen Mary 2 yesterday as we make our way to Southampton, England. Photo © 2019 Aaron Saunders
Position
as Noon, ships’ time, June 10, 2019:
44°
1’ N, 44° 43’ W
Speed:
23.1 knots
Distance
sailed since New York: 1,345 nautical miles
Wind:
15 knots / Temperature: 13°C / Seas: slight
After a night of calm seas leaving New York, I awoke
to a beautiful, sunny morning aboard Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2.
We’re surrounded by nothing but miles of open ocean – and the possibilities for
my first full day onboard my favourite ship are endless.
Depa ..read more
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5y ago
Cunard Returns to Alaska This Year and Next With A Winner of a Ship
The Grand Lobby aboard Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth. Photo © 2019 Aaron Saunders
In late May, I had the opportunity to visit Cunard
Line’s
elegant Queen
Elizabeth during one of her first stops in Vancouver
as part of her maiden season in Alaska.
This is the first year that Queen Elizabeth has been to British Columbia or Alaska, and the
first return of Cunard to the region in recent memory. From all indications, it
looks like Cunard is set to make a big splash on the West Coast; in many ways, Queen Elizabeth is th ..read more
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5y ago
At
Anchor in the Land of Yachts
The Euro-splendour of Gustavia, St. Barths. Photo © 2019 Aaron Saunders
Gustavia,
St. Barths; Friday, January 18, 2019
As far as I’m concerned, this eight-day voyage from Antigua to Barbados aboard Sea
Cloud Cruises’ Sea Cloud represents
the perfect combination of time spent in port, and time spent underway.
Aboard Sea Cloud,
that means setting sail at every possible opportunity – which is just what
happened this morning at 0900. No matter how many times I see this ritual
performed, it never fails to impress. Crewmembers scurry up the falls attache ..read more
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5y ago
The
Best Ship in the Harbour
Sea Cloud off Jost Van Dyke on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Photo © 2019 Aaron Saunders
Jost
Van Dyke, BVI; Thursday, January 17, 2019
I looked around on the beach, where scantily-clad
bathers were drinking like it was end-of-days. There were people drinking in
the water, drinking on the sand, drinking at the bars that lined the shores of
White Beach. In fact, there wasn’t a single establishment on the beach that didn’t involve drinking.
This afternoon, Sea
Cloud Cruises’ Sea Cloud arrived
at Jost Van Dyke, BVI and anchored
off White Beach. A cluster of ..read more