The Amateur Traveler talks to again to Chris Willis (Swimming with Whales off Tonga – Episode 38, Ethiopia – Episode 79, Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda – Episode 80, Travel to Mongolia – Episode 111) about his cruise with Quark Expeditions from Ushuaia, Argentina to Antarctica via the Falklands, South Georgia and South Orkney [...]

Chris (The Amateur Traveler himself) talks about his recent themed cruise (Shakespeare at Sea / MacMania) on the Holland America ship the ms Vollendam to the Panama canal with stops at Half Moon Cay (private island), Aruba, Curaçao and Costa Rica.
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The Amateur Traveler goes to St Georges on the island of Bermuda. This World Heritage town is the 5th oldest European settlement in the new world and the home of the oldest English speaking church. This visit was part of a cruise to Bermuda on Royal Caribbean.
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The Amateur Traveler compares two very different cruise options, a Royal Caribbean cruise with formal nights and midnight buffets and the Windjammer Barefoot Cruise. Which cruising option is right for you?
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The Amateur Traveler talks to Bernie about his family’s first cruise experience. How long will it take from the moment they step on the gangplank until someone hands them food? Their cruise was on Carnival Cruise Lines from New York to and from Halifax Nova Scotia. Also hear about vacationing at Chautauqua in New [...]