Joanna Hall
Alaska’s popular ports
Alaska is one of the world's best destinations for cruising. Which ports would you want to visit?
Dubai – Port Review
Essentials Language: Arabic, but English is widely spoken. Currency: UAE Dirham. Docking/Anchoring: Dubai has a new cruise terminal...
True North – Ship Review
Expedition cruising is great fun and a growing segment of the cruising market but not everyone wants to give up creature comforts in return for venturing to far flung parts of the globe. With True North, however, you don't have to.....
Bangkok – Port Review
It's hot, steamy, crowded and always on the move, but Thailand's sprawling capital is also a diverse city with many areas to visit, and attractions for visitors to enjoy......
True North Kimberley Jaunt – Part One
My curiosity was initially piqued when the bus taking us and our luggage drove onto the beach at Broome’s picturesque Gantheaume Point....where was the pier, I wondered? Then, as I saw the True North anchored out in the bay......
New York – Port Review
What can you say about New York that hasn't already been said? New York is an imposing city, packed with history and culture, energy and vitality, and it's a city which is always on the move..........
Lisbon – Port Review
Cruising up the Tagus River is one of many reasons why cruising is so special, and if your ship docks at the new Alfama terminal your backdrop will be the the small hillside occupied the city's stunning Moorish Alfama district.....
Christmas on the high seas
Many years ago on I took a cruise one Christmas. Living in London at the time, it was a joy to escape the cold, the last minute gift shopping frenzy, and the endless queues at the supermarket days before Christmas Eve.......
Seabourn Quest
Quest is the last and final of three Odyssey class yachts launched by Seabourn, with the other two being Odyssey in 2009 and Sojourn in 2010. Virtually identical from stem to stern, all three sisters boast are spacious, contemporary ships.....