The Insignia docked in Lisbon Friday afternoon. The end of our sail across the Atlantic. Lisbon is old. Really old. In fact, it’s one of the oldest cities in Western Europe—believed to be several centuries older than Rome. During the Age of Exploration, Portuguese sailors like Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan launched from Lisbon... Continue reading →
After leaving Bermuda, we spent four days and five nights crossing the Atlantic. That’s a long stretch at sea, but Kris and I don’t mind as long as the ocean behaves itself. Besides, cruise ships make suffering manageable with unlimited food, booze, and entertainment. Our destination was the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the middle... Continue reading →
We boarded the Insignia in Miami on May 4 and set sail for Lisbon. South Beach Our first stop was Bermuda, sitting in the North Atlantic about 650 miles east of Cape Hatteras, NC. It took us three days at sea to get there. Bermuda is made up of around 181 islands. Most are tiny... Continue reading →