I had the pleasure of taking a group on a cruise from Boston to Quebec City in September 2016.  We flew into Boston a couple of days ahead and toured around.  What a wonderful city, so much to see and do and the Hop on Hop Off tours are the best way.   The cruise on NCL Dawn  was great.  The ship had been totally refurbished in the summer of 2016 so it was a new ship to me.  I had sailed on the Dawn previously on a Caribbean Cruise.

I have just returned from a remarkable trip.  Our cruise tour package included our transfers from the airport to the hotel in Bucharest, transfer to the ship and from the ship to our hotel in Budapest and from the hotel to the airport.  All gratuities were included as well as all the wine and beer we could want on oboard with lunch and dinner.  When we had a whole day excursion lunch with either wine or beer was also included.  The food and the service were wonderful.  I highly recommend this trip.  This was my second time with Emerald Waterways and I noticed many new improvements from the first trip.  It is good to know they are always looking at ways to make it more enjoyable.

I was fortunate to be invited to sail on Emerald Waterways inaugural sailing of the Emerald Sky from Amsterdam to Basel.  Emerald Waterways is a sister company to Scenic Tours.  Again so many inclusions there was no big bill to pay at the end.  The food and service were just as good as Scenic Tours.   I loved the panorama balcony cabin I had. The swimming pool that converts to a theatre in the evening is a great addition.  I was so impressed with Emerald Waterways that I am taking a group in April 2015 from Bucharest to Budapest. 

I love Turkey, the history and all the different regions. I was very intrigued by the cave hotels.  When I go back I will certainly make sure to add a stay to my itinerary.

 I sailed on NCL on the EPIC.  This is a great ship for young families and singles. The kids club is wonderful and the evening entertainment fabulous. It offers single studio cabins.  There is so much to do onboard that one almost hates to get off and explore on shore.  If anyone says they were bored or there was not enough to do on this ship then they must have spent the whole cruise in the cabin. I only gave it a 4 star rating because it was a little too big for my liking.  I prefer smaller ships that are easy to get around and meet other people.  

Scenic Tours river cruise from Basel to Amsterdam .  I was so impressed with the service, the food and the fact that everything including gratuities and transfers was included.  It was so nice not to have a big bill at the end of the trip.. This trip started my love of River Cruising.

One of my best and most memorable trips.  Walking amoung the Komodo Dragons on Komodo Island  was an experience not to be forgotten..  I found the people so friendly and happy to meet travelers.  I recommended this to friends that usually go to Arizona for long stay winter vacations and they have gone back for 6 years in a row..