The dream of many college graduates and graduates-to-be is to spend some time exploring the world before they begin a career or enter graduate school. Some set off for Europe or Asia with no more than a backpack and vague plans to sleep in hostels. If you’re the parent or … [Read more...]
Preparing to Sail to the Middle East: Understanding the Culture and Sites
Our next hosted Grand World Voyage with Holland America Line, January 5-April 30, 2016, will take you to some of the world’s less familiar cruise destinations, including the emerging cruise ports of the Middle East. This region combines a stunningly rich history with surprisingly … [Read more...]
The Man Behind The Tours
Talking Shore Excursions with Bill Bengtson When you sail a grand or world cruise with Cruise Specialists, there’s always something extra in it for you. That can include complimentary shore excursions that are available only to Cruise Specialists guests. Behind these … [Read more...]
Staying Connected on a World Cruise
Taking a world cruise is a wonderful way to disconnect from daily life: you can truly relax, refresh and rejuvenate while being blissfully out of touch with home and office. In fact, a world cruise used to provide no choice but to unplug from daily life, because ships didn’t … [Read more...]
How Long is a World Cruise?
How long is a cruise around the world? The answer has changed with time, but it used to take three years or so. Depending upon your perspective that might have been preferable to today's faster journeys! The first known circumnavigation of the Earth was a Spanish expedition … [Read more...]
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