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As the saying goes, “sometimes bad things happen to good people.”
After much discussion with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and faced with my own, slow-to-resolve allergic reaction, I have decided that it would be prudent to not join the Hanseatic on its expedition voyage from Seward to Vancouver.
It’s the very first time [...]
Continue Reading →Canada Place is one of the most iconic cruise ship terminals in the world, boasting several distinctive white sails and a design intended to resemble the decks of an oceangoing liner. It’s also one of the most easily-accessible facilities in the world, thanks to wraparound promenades that allow curious passers-by to view the [...]
Continue Reading →Swollen Hands and a Kink in our Plans
I have bad news: I’m not flying to Anchorage today, and won’t be boarding Hapag-Lloyd’s HANSEATIC tomorrow. But, if the planets align, I will hopefully still be joining her in a few days.
The reason? A bad allergic reaction to something has left both my [...]
Continue Reading →In preparation for the start of our Live Voyage Report tomorrow aboard Hapag-Lloyd’s Hanseatic from Seward to Vancouver, we thought we’d take a look at some of our favorite images from past journeys to the 49th State.
From the Deck Chair returns tomorrow for the start of 14 [...]
Continue Reading →This past March, I boarded the largest ship I’ve ever sailed on for a week of fun in the Eastern Caribbean. Norwegian Cruise Line‘s Norwegian Epic is one of the largest ships in the world, second in line only to Royal Caribbean’s massive Oasis and Allure of the Seas. And as [...]
Continue Reading →In May 2011, I had the opportunity to sail aboard one of my hands-down favorite ships: Silversea‘s elegant and luxurious flagship, the 2009-built Silver Spirit, on a weeklong voyage from Athens, Greece to Barcelona, Spain.
And I still remember it like it was [...]
Continue Reading →Last summer, I literally set sail aboard the Wind Spirit, part of Windstar Cruises‘ fleet of sleek, motor-yacht cruise ships on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Oslo, Norway.
With seven glorious days of exploring the Baltics, it proved to be an immeasurable adventure aboard a comfortable, relaxed, modern interpretation of the classic sailing [...]
Continue Reading →It’s North, to Alaska – Twice!
The next two months promise to be exciting ones here on From the Deck Chair, as we trade our long-haul flights for a destination that’s a little closer to home: Alaska. Even better, we’ve got two voyages to this great land lined up – and our first one begins [...]
Continue Reading →One last day under sail Sunday, July 1, 2012
The melodic time of the “chow bell” aboard the Schooner Zodiac rang promptly at 7am again this morning, a bittersweet reminder that our journey here aboard this classic ship was all-too-rapidly coming to a close.
Our overnight anchorage of Parks Bay was quiet, peaceful and [...]
Continue Reading →Sailing into a Sunset to Remember Saturday, June 30, 2012
Passengers and crew aboard the Schooner Zodiac awoke to thick fog blanketing the sea and a light drizzle hanging in the air. The Washington State Ferries that have criss-crossed near our anchorage off of Frost Island could only be heard and not seen as [...]
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