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Le Boreal: A French small cruise ship experience
A passenger boarding Le Boreal is instantly immersed in French language, culture and cuisine, beginning with the welcome from the ship’s captain and his officers, all of whom hail from France. Shipboard announcements and lectures are routinely delivered in both French and English. Even the mandatory muster drill on the first day offers non-French-speaking passengers…
Penélope’s kitchen: A lesson in the history and culture of Peru
We are sitting in the dining room of a spacious, sunlit, modern apartment located only a few hundred steps from a high cliff overlooking the Pacific. Gazing through the floor-to-ceiling windows at palm trees and waves meeting the shore, it would be easy to mistake Barranco, a middle-class district in the southern part of Lima,…
Solo cruising: A refreshing alternative to singles cruising
Boarding a cruise ship may feel like stepping onto Noah’s Ark in the sense that most passengers arrive two by two. While married couples make up only slightly more than 50 percent of the general population, according to a recent survey by Cruise Line International Association, some 80 percent of cruisers travel with spouses. Approximately…
Foodies now rule on cruises
Foodies are redefining shipboard dining. Cruise ship dining once conjured up images of gluttons bellying up to the buffet. Now gastronomy trumps gluttony: A more discerning generation of foodies is selecting ships and itineraries based on their culinary allure. In response, cruise lines — from mainstream to luxury — are going overboard to meet the…
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