Victoria, British Columbia is one of those cruise ports that can feel like an afterthought… until you realize what you can do with the right timing. On our recent sailing aboard the Norwegian Bliss from Los Angeles to Vancouver, we got something a lot of cruises don’t offer: A long port day and an overnight…
CCruise excursions are one of the biggest upsells you’ll see when planning a cruise. As soon as you book, they start showing up everywhere: And for a lot of travelers, booking excursions through the cruise line feels like the default move. But for us? It often isn’t. We do book excursions sometimes. In fact, some…
On a Norwegian Bliss sailing, the daily Freestyle Daily is the best way to see everything happening onboard—from activities and entertainment to dining hours and venue schedules. For this cruise from Los Angeles to Vancouver, we saved each day’s schedule and reviewed them after the trip to get a clearer picture of what was actually…
I thought I’d hate cruising — I was wrong. Melanie had been on several cruises before.Jon? Never. I had officially labeled myself a non-cruiser — and I was pretty confident I’d stay that way. But with Melanie’s 50th birthday coming up, I decided it was time to do something big. Something meaningful. Something that mattered…
When you see whale watching online, it looks unreal. Perfect timing.Massive whales.Once-in-a-lifetime moments captured effortlessly. So going into our first dedicated whale watching tour during our Alaska cruise, we actually kept our expectations pretty low. And that turned out to be the best mindset possible — because reality absolutely blew us away. Want Help Planning…
