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AmaWaterways Launching First River Cruises in Colombia

April 7, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker At the recently concluded Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Fort Lauderdale, Janet Bava, chief marketing officer for AmaWaterways, talked about how a ship becomes “an extension of the destination.” That’s just one […]

Barbados Cruising on the Rebound

April 6, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker “Barbados is open for business.” That was the message delivered by a delegation from the Caribbean island nation, led by its Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill at the recently-concluded […]

Holland America Spotlights Alaska at Seatrade Event

April 2, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker Here’s a fun fact: Did you know Holland America has been sailing Alaska before Alaska even become a state — 75 years, to be exact. That was just one thing we learned […]

Princess 360 Dining- Immerse Yourself in a Trip to Europe

March 11, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker Photos and Video by Gerry Barker In the late Eighties, there was a famous commercial for bath products that coined the line, “Calgon, take me away.” That could easily apply to what […]

‘Pretty Woman’ Debuts at Kravis Center in West Palm Beach

March 9, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker WEST PALM BEACH – It’s safe to say any fan of romantic comedies has seen “Pretty Woman” multiple times. Pam confesses she can almost say the dialogue along with the characters. Almost […]

Elisabetta’s – Visit Italy in West Palm Beach

March 2, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker What better way, we asked ourselves, to spend a picture perfect, end-of-February day in SoFlo than lunch by the waterfront along Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach? And we happened to know […]

Celebrity Chef Named Oceania Vista Godmother

February 27, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By GERRY BARKER MIAMI BEACH_ “When we set out to find the right godmother for Vista, it was something we took very seriously,” said Frank A. Del Rio, the president of Oceania Cruises. “We wanted […]

Cruise Director Living His Dream at Sea

February 22, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker During a recent cruise on Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam, a number of guests had gathered around the ship’s cruise director, Gage Griffin. The topic of conversation wasn’t the evening’s entertainment, or when […]

10 Things We Loved About Our Cruise on Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam

February 12, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker Pam and I just finished a seven-day voyage to the Eastern Caribbean on Holland America’s New Statendam, which launched in 2018 as the second entry in their Pinnacle Class. It was the […]

Virgin Voyages – 10 Things We Love

January 15, 2023 Gerry and Pamela Barker 0

By Gerry Barker Few cruise lines have had a more highly-anticipated debut than Virgin Voyages. Launched under Richard Branson’s Virgin brand, you knew, like his other global businesses — this cruise line would be different. […]