Travel through our eyes!
January 27, 2019 – February 1, 2019
Today we flew to Aspen, Colorado for our annual ski trip. Our friend Nano Lopez was meeting us there which was cool. I absolutely love Aspen. This was the first time we were there and it will be added to our yearly ski trip.
We normally go to Utah but we figured to branch out and add Colorado to our itinerary as well.
If you would like to see what and where we ate while in Aspen.
November 5, 2011 – 18-day cruise from Athens to Dubai – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Nautica
Captain: Leo Stratzinic Cruise Director: David Peterson
Ports: Limassol Cyprus, Jerusalem Israel, Luxor Egypt, Petra & Wadi Rum Jordan, Muscat Oman & Dubai
March 10, 2014 – 21-day cruise from Beijing to Bangkok – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Nautica
Captain: Igor Bencina, General Manager: Giuseppe Bagnato,
F&B Director: Adam Martindale, Cruise Director: Leslie Jon
Ports: Beijing China, Dalian China, Seoul South Korea Shanghai China, Nagasaki Japan, Taipei Taiwan, Hong Kong China, Hanoi Vietnam, Hue/Da Nang Vietnam, Saigon Vietnam, Bangkok Thailand
January 24, 2015 – 18-day cruise from Papeete to Sydney – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Marina
Captain: Captain Vitaliy Silvachynsky, General Manager: Thierry Tholon Cruise Director: Ray Carr, F&B Director: Bert Goebel
Ports: Papeete, Bora Bora, Apia Samoa, Lautoka Fiji, Suva Fiji, Noumea New Caledonia, Brisbane Australia, Sydney Australia, then we went to Hamilton Island Australia and then to New Zealand.
July 24, 2015 – 10-day cruise from Seattle to Seattle – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Regatta
Captain: Maynard Hansen, General Manager: Giuseppe Bagnato
F&B Director: Adam Martindale, Cruise Director: David Peterson
Ports: Seattle, Ketchikan Alaska, Wrangell Alaska, Juneau Alaska, Hubbard Glacier, Skagway Alaska, Sitka Alaska, Victoria Canada, Seattle
December 07, 2016 – 46-day cruise from Rio De Janeiro to Miami – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Marina
Captain: Igor Bencina & Captain: Leo Stratzinic, General Manager: Damien Lacroix, F&B Director: Evan Smith Wilmhelmse, Cruise Director: Peter Roberts
Ports: Rio De Janeiro Brazil, Buzios Brazil, Ilha Grande Brazil, Parati Brazil, Sao Paolo Brazil, Porto Belo Brazil, Rio Grande Brazil, Skipped Punta Del Este Uruguay, Montevideo Uruguay, Buenos Aires Argentina, Montevideo Uruguay, Punta Del Este Uruguay, Puerto Madryn Argentina, Port Stanley Falkland Islands, Ushuaia Argentina, Punta Arenas Chile, Puerto Chacabuco Chile, Puerto Montt Chile, Valparaiso Chile, Coquimbo Chile, Arica Chile, Machu Picchu/Lima Peru, Cusco Peru, Quito Ecuador, Manta Ecuador, Fuerte Amador Panama, Panama Canal Transit, Puerto Limon Costa Rica, Roatan Honduras, Costa Maya Mexico, Miami Florida
May 11, 2018 – 9-day cruise from Miami to Miami – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Sirena
Captain: Giulio Ressa, General Manager: Giuseppe Bagnoti,
F&B Director: Andras Rafajlovics
Ports: Miami Florida, Havana Cuba, Cienfuegos Cuba, Santiago De Cuba Cuba, Great Stirrup Cay Bahamas, Freeport Bahamas, Miami Florida
July 12, 2018 – 42-day cruise from Athens to Rome – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Riviera
Captain: Gunnar Romtveit & Luca Morvillo, General Manager: Thierry Tholon, F&B Director: Evan Smith Wilmhelmse, Cruise Director: Corey Powell
Ports: Athens Greece, Heraklion (Crete) Greece, Jerusalem (Ashdod) Israel, Jerusalem (Haifa) Israel, Limassol Cyprus, Rhodes Greece, Patmos Greece, Santorini Greece, Athens Greece, Mykonos Greece, Rhodes Greece, Santorini Greece, Valletta Malta, Messina (Sicily) Italy, Amalfi/Positano Italy, Ajaccio (Corsica) France, Saint-Tropez France, Barcelona Spain, Toulon France, Cannes France, Monte Carlo Monaco, Florence/Pisa/Tuscany (Livorno) Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) Italy, Amalfi/Positano Italy, Taormina (Sicily) Italy, Corfu Greece, Kotor Montenegro, Dubrovnik Croatia, Venice Italy, Koper Slovenia, Rijeka Croatia, Split Croatia, Dubrovnik Croatia, Kotor Montenegro, Argostoli (Cephalonia) Greece, Catania (Sicily) Italy, Amalfi/Positano Italy, Rome (Civitavecchia) Italy
November 5, 2018 – 25-day cruise from Miami to Miami – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Sirena
Captain: Giulio Ressa, General Manager: Claudio Melli, Cruise Director: Leslie Jon, F&B Director: Gabriel Ovesea
Ports: Miami Florida, Gustavia St. Barts, Castries St. Lucia, St. George’s Grenada, Port Of Spain Trinidad, Santarem (Amazon River) Brazil, Boca Da Valeria (Amazon River) Brazil, Manaus (Amazon River) Brazil, Parintins (Amazon River) Brazil, Alter Do Chao (Amazon River) Brazil, Devil’s Island French Guiana, Bridgetown Barbados, St. John’s Antigua, San Juan Puerto Rico, Miami Florida.
June 4, 2019 – 37 day cruise from Rome to Miami – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Insignia
Captain: Maroje Brajcic, General Manager: Damien Lacroix, Cruise Director: Ray Carr, Chief Purser: Emmanouil Fifis, F&B Director: Andras Rafajlovics, Restaurant Manager: Ryan Pretorius
Ports: Rome (Civitavecchia) Italy, Florence/Pisa/Tuscany (Livorno) Italy
Monte Carlo Monaco, Barcelona Spain, Valencia Spain, Seville (Cadiz) Spain, Lisbon Portugal, Oporto Portugal, La Coruna Spain, Bilbao Spain, Bordeaux France, London (Southampton) United Kingdom, Liverpool United Kingdom, Belfast Northern Ireland, Dublin Ireland, Cork (Cobh) Ireland, St. John’s Newfoundland, Sydney Nova Scotia, Saint John (Bay Of Fundy) New Brunswick, New York New York, St. George Bermuda, Miami Florida.
October 18, 2022 – 31-day cruise from Bilbao To Miami – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: SirenaCaptain: Pavle Silic General Manager – Yves Segers F&B Director – Branko Damjanovic — Cruise Director Julie & Dotty Kulasa – Chief Purser – Pantelis Avgerinos Chef – Mario Santoro – Restaurant Manager Gorica Knezevic
Ports: Bilbao Spain, Gijon Spain, Portimao Portugal, Lisbon Portugal; Funchal (Madeira), Portugal; Santa Cruz De La Palma, Canary Islands; Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands; Arrecife Canary Islands, Agadir Morocco; Casablanca Morocco, Cadiz Spain, Barcelona Spain, Malaga Spain, Funchal (Madeira) Portugal, Hamilton Bermuda, St. George Bermuda, Miami Florida
April 6, 2023 – 21-day cruise from Miami to Rome – Oceania Cruises
Ship Name: Marina
Captain Vitaliy Silvachynsky General Manager Marck Warmenhoven F&B Director: Srdjan Stojadinovic GDR Maitre D Aleksandar Jovic Cruise Director – Peter Roberts
Ports: Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal, Funchal (Madeira), Portugal, Granada (Motril), Spain, Alicante, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, Palma De Mallorca, Spain, Cannes, France, Provence (Marseille), France, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Cinque Terre (La Spezia), Italy Florence/Pisa/Tuscany (Livorno), Italy Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
July 1, 2023 – 23-day cruise from Oslo to Copenhagen – Oceania Cruise
Ship Name: Marina
Captain Leo Stratzinic – Cruise Director – Margaret Lynn General Manager – Evan Willemse F&B Branko Damjanovic
Ports: Oslo Norway, Kristiansand Norway, Haugesund Norway, Molde Norway, Kristiansund Norway, Trondheim Norway, Nordfjordeid Norway, Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) Scotland, London (Southampton) Uk, Gothenburg Sweden, Kiel Germany, Kariskrona Sweden, Stockholm Sweden, Helsinki Finland, Tallinn Estonia, Riga Latvia, Visby Sweden, Klaipeda Lithuania, Ronne (Bornholm) Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
October 14, 2023 – 2 day cruise from Miami to Miami
Ship Name: Vista
August 5, 2024 – 24 day cruise from Tromso to London
Ship Name: Marina
Captain Leo Stratzinic GM Susanna Cahyadi F&B Alan Bielovic GDR Maitre D Aleksandar Jovic Cruise Director – Peter Roberts
Ports: Tromso Norway, Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen) Norway, Akureyri Iceland, Paamuit Greenland, Nuuk Greenland, Grundarfjordur Iceland, Reykjavik Iceland, Isafjordur Iceland, Torshavn Faroe Islands Denmark, Glasgow (Greenok) United Kingdom, Falmouth (Cornwall) United Kingdom
December 4, 2024 – 7 day cruise from Miami to Miami
Ship Name: Vista
Captain Vitaliy Silvachynsky GM Yves Segers F&B Marius Neculai Cruise Director – Dottie Kulasa
Ports: Miami Florida, Costa Maya Mexico, Harvest Caye Belize, Roatan Honduras, Cozumel Mexico, Miami Florida
February 25, 2025 – 11 day cruise from Papeete to Barcelona
Ship Name: Nautica
Captain Giulio Ressa & Sasa Milosavljevic GM Claudio Melli & Nicolae Alexandrescu Cruise Director John Clelford & Dottie Kulasa
Ports: Moorea, French Polynesia, Fakarava, French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia, Rangiroa, French Polynesia, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Raiatea, French Polynesia, Papeete (Tahiti), French Polynesia, Huahine, French Polynesia, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Int’l Date Line West, Apia, Samoa, Suva, Fiji, Lautoka, Fiji, Port Vila (Efate), Vanuatu, Lifou Island, New Caledonia, Noumea, New Caledonia, Whangarei, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, Bay Of Islands, New Zealand, Cairns, Australia, Thursday Island, Australia, Darwin, Australia, Kupang West Timor, Indonesia, Waigapu (Sumba), Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, Singapore, Singapore, Melaka, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, Langkawi, Malaysia, Phuket, Malaysia, Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Cochin, India, Mangalore, India, Goa, India, Male, Maldives, Praslin, Seychelles, Mahe, Seychelles, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Mayotte, French Comoros, Maputo, Mozambique, Richards Bay, South Africa, Durban, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Luanda, Angola, São Tomé, São Tomé and Principe, Lome, Togo, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dakar, Senegal, Mindelo (Sao Vincente), Cape Verde, Santa Cruz De La Palma, Canary Islands, Puerto Del Rosario, Spain, Agadir, Morocco, Granada (Motrin), Spain, Alicante, Spain, Barcelona, Spain
September 9, 2025 – 10 day cruise from Seattle to Seattle
Ship Name: Regatta
Captain Maksym Melnikov – F&B Andre Louis Pretorius – Cruise Director – Peter Roberts GM – Claudio Melli
Ports: Seattle, Ketchikan Alaska, Juneau Alaska, Skagway Alaska, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka Alaska, Victoria Canada, Seattle
February 23, 2026 – 9 day cruise from Barbados to Tampa
Ship Name: Insignia
Captain Leo Strazicic – GM Mariusz lewandowski – F&B Sasa Kostandinovic – Cruise Director Dottie Kulasa Executive concierge Fabio Juliana – Restaurant Manager Loys Villela
Ports: Bridgetown, Barbados, Oranjestad, Aruba, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Costa Maya, Mexico, Cozumel, Mexico, Tampa, Florida
Queenstown – New Zealand
We had the absolute worst experience when we landed at the airport. They should advise you on the plane that they will hassle you! They made us take our shoes off and they scrubbed the bottoms and then they took this handmade purse that was given to me while we were in Bora Bora. I wouldn’t rush to visit New Zealand again because of this!!! Traveling is stressful enough they shouldn’t add more drama to it.
Antananarivo – Madagascar
This was an interesting airport for a few reasons. When we first arrived and walked outside with our luggage we got swarmed by men who were grabbing our luggage to carry it to our taxi. At first, we had no idea just how poor Antananarivo was. We were completely shocked that 7 men carried two bags for us and then they all stood there with their hand out waiting for a tip. Technically we didn’t even need help with our luggage but we gave them all a tip anyway.
When we were leaving our passports and our carry on bags got checked at least 5 or 6 times. The corruption is real! If you can’t trust the airport workers it’s really sad.
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Red Rocks, Utah – August 26th – 29th, 2013
Oahu Hawaii – September 16, 2013
Skagway, Alaska – July 20, 2015
Hamilton Island, Australia – February 15, 2015
Livingstone, Zambia – June 8, 2016
Big Island of Hawaii – March 1, 2017
Thursday Island, Australia – April 5, 2025
Skagway, Alaska – July 20, 2015
Hamilton Island, Australia – February 15, 2015
Livingstone, Zambia –Â June 8, 2016
Big Island of Hawaii –Â March 1, 2017
December 31, 2018 – January 2, 2019Â
John and I both grew up in New York and we have never seen the ball drop in person so this was a HUGE thing for us to do! It should be on everyone’s bucket list. You hear all the stories and you see it on TV how the pens are filled up and how you can’t get out of the pen once you are in it so to see it in person was something else.
We had the best time and met some really great people. We will do this again one day!
If you would like to see what and where we ate while in NYC.
New Kids On The Block Performance
Christina Aguilera Performance
November 27, 2018
Today John and I took a taxi into Old San Juan, and we walked around a bit. We decided to grab a drink at this place called El Asador Restaurant. While we were there, the bartender gave us a taste of the mushroom risotto, and we were blown away by it, so we decided to have lunch there. We ordered the shrimp risotto and Puerto Rican style pork chops with rice and beans. The entire experience was great. I highly recommend going there.Â
The weird Chucky doll was on someone’s luggage cart so I took a picture of it.
If you would like to see what and where we ate while in San Juan.
November 26, 2018
Today John and I rented a car and drove around St. John’s. We saw this pretty church called St. George and then we drove to the Devil’s Bridge. We then drove to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on the way to the rainforest. After driving through the rainforest, we drove back to St. John’s Harbor.
November 25, 2018
Today we grabbed a cab, and he drove us to Harrison’s Caves. The tour through the caves was different we were on a tram, and it was about an hour long.
The taxi then picked us up and took us around Barbados he showed us the expensive homes on Sandy Lane where supposedly Rihanna purchased a villa for $22 Million. Afterward, we went back to the ship.
November 23, 2018Â
Today we took the tender onto the island with a friend of ours named Jan and we walked around the island. While on the island we saw the prison, solitary confinement, the chapel, and other highlights. It was hot so we decided to stop at the hotel restaurant and we had a cold beer which was very refreshing. On our way back to the port we saw a whole bunch of little monkey’s and goodie’s which are Big Rodents they look like little dogs. Â
Sailing to Barbados – Oceania Cruises decided to have some fun on the deck.
