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Christmas at Sea – Happy New Year & to a prosperous 23

Celebration aboard Azamara Onward Now behind us, 2022 was an explosive combination of crises and turbulences paired with moments of joy and good fortune that everyone is glad to leave behind for a new start. In fact, a new chapter with 365 blank pages to fill lies ahead. I personally intend to make the best… Continue reading Christmas at Sea – Happy New Year & to a prosperous 23

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Christmas at Sea – Cartagena de las indias for a day – Part 2

Colorful Cartagenians No visit to this town would be complete without a stroll through the UNESCO world heritage protected colonial city center. This was our next destination on our #BigFive experience for a day. Colonial city center of Cartagena Our bubbly guide Belkin navigated us through the narrow and bustling streets checking out local artisans… Continue reading Christmas at Sea – Cartagena de las indias for a day – Part 2

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Christmas at Sea – Cartagena de las indias for a day – Part 1

Onward in Cartagena Colombia Todays stop had been on the top of Kurt’s list as he had traveled through Columbia with a back pack decades ago. Filled with excitement, we approached this scenic port in tge Caribbean Sea mid day and waited impatiently for Onward the be cleared by local authorities. Once ashore, we walked… Continue reading Christmas at Sea – Cartagena de las indias for a day – Part 1

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Christmas at Sea – Year end in Aruba & Curacao

Azamara Onwatd docked in Curaçao As this turbulent year of 2022 is coming to an end, our holiday cruise visited two of the Dutch ABC islands. On tte 30th we stopped in Aruba and today we are moored in 🇨🇼Curaçao to ring in 2023 in a few hours time. Quaint Dutch waterfront in Willemstad Aruba… Continue reading Christmas at Sea – Year end in Aruba & Curacao

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Christmas at Sea – Panama Canal

Navigation tower for the massive triple lock complex No kidding, I have been waiting for this opportunity for a lifetime. My fascination for engineering marvels had this on top of the list. Today was the day for me to finally visit the man made masterpiece that changed global commerce forever - the Panama Canal. New… Continue reading Christmas at Sea – Panama Canal

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Christmas at Sea – Eve aboard

Peaceful breakfast at Windows cafe outside While most of the US and Canada suffer from snow blizzards and below freezing temps, I feel very fortunate to be aboard Azamara Onward in 70+ degree Caribbean weather on this very special day. Our ship spent the morning hours completing the remaining distance to our first port in… Continue reading Christmas at Sea – Eve aboard

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Christmas at Sea – Azamara Onward here we come

On BART to SFO What a turbulent year it turned out to be! 2022 started with some optimism early on till another variant of Covid-19 slowed progress and many of our supplier partners had to cancel departures and programs. By spring, things improved, border restrictions ended and people were eager to shed their masks and… Continue reading Christmas at Sea – Azamara Onward here we come