Hello, again: Cruiseboysians! It's been almost three months since I completed my 2019 World Cruise, so I finally feel like I returned home. It was an adventure re-learning things like "how to use the washing machine" and "how to drive after five months", but I can say with confidence I am back home. So naturally … Continue reading Update: Yosemite

Heathrow Airport Lounge Edition One of the reasons I choose the Silversea world cruise was that it started in San Francisco - I only had to drive an hour to get to the evening-before hotel. Which turned out to be a good thing, as many guests (and crew!) missed the ship because of flight delays … Continue reading World Cruise Lessons – 6

Location: London (Greenwich), United Kingdom As the ship went up the Thames River to London we had to pass the Thames flood control barrier. I had seen pictures but never traveled thru it. Downriver View Passing the Gates I made an action-packed video. Thrills! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_I2_iHNa84 Passing the Barrier Along the way the tugs turned the … Continue reading London

En route to London (Greenwich), United Kingdom. Arrive 18-May. More packing lessons. Bring More Informal Options I posted months ago, Silversea has three dress codes: Casual, Informal and Formal. Formal = suit/tux, Casual = decent tourist. Informal typically means a jacket. (Sidenote: no shorts after 6:00pm) I've gotten by with polo shirts and a jacket … Continue reading World Cruise Lessons – 5

Location: Tours, France We started the morning by visiting Chāteau de Chenonceau, one of the most famous chāteau in the Loire Valley. There are all sorts of sordid, "soap opera" history here, and our guide - who is a medieval history PhD student - gave us many details. Like our visits yesterday you can see … Continue reading More Tours