Author page: Natalie Brisco

American Queen

Victorian opulence meets modern day comfort with a serving of Americana. River cruises on American Queen are so unique that they really don’t fit into even the river cruise category. Unusual in the number of passengers for a river ship with...

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Windstar Genius Redesign

Some ships are refurbished and then there is Windstar, ships cut into, rebuilt from the engines up so that they feel better than new because they did not lose the Windstar crew which is the soul of a ship. New meets old seamlessly and every inch...

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Cruising the Seine on Uniworld

Always known for the personal touches of the Tollman Family the Uniworld ships are individually designed for the rivers they sail and all spaces including each cabin are uniquely decorated. The Joie de Vivre has a playful moulin rouge theme with...

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Cuba Journey

My third sailing on the Azamara Journey was a pleasant respite from both a busy time at work and the holiday season. Sailing in December put us in Cuba’s winter season which very much reminded me of a Midwest summer but with tropical...

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Norwegian Bliss Review

The Norwegian Bliss sailed her maiden voyage at the first of June 2018. She made news with her race track and water slides but the real news to me is that she feels grown-up. Gone are the unfortunate decorating mis-adventures that preceded Frank...

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Daytrips Review

Our Driver Michael met us before our scheduled pick up time at the airport arrivals hall and assisted with our luggage to his late model comfortable mini van. He offered us water and chatted comfortably in English even though he is Czech. He is...

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