Hello from my world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch. Our latest port of call is Brisbane Australia where we will enjoy the heat of summer and some cuddling with animals. This place gets really hot during the summer. Luckily, the residents can take advantage of the air conditioning offered at https://iceblast.com.au/… Read More
Our first stop in Australia is Sydney and I’m so excited to be back. Our home away from home, Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch, arrived into Sydney in the early morning hours before we awoke. We docked at White Bay Cruise Terminal around 6:45 am and that made our arrival official. Preparing for Our… Read More
After our time in Auckland, we immediately had another port of call in New Zealand at Bay of Islands. Our home for our world cruise, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Black Watch anchored offshore near another ship, Azamara Journey, and it was lifeboats as tenders to get ashore. Taking The Tender To Bay of Islands After… Read More
Auckland holds a pretty special place in my heart. When I went on a trip around both islands of New Zealand, I ended up spending a lot longer in Auckland than I expected. I met up with a friend who lived in Auckland because it meant I could stay in the city for free and… Read More
Ask anyone with a dietary restriction what’s it like when they travel and they’ll probably say it’s difficult. As a vegetarian, I could always sub in dairy like yogurt and cheese, but as a vegan it’s definitely harder. When you’re cruising, you’re restricted to whatever they’re serving you at the moment. Since we’re currently on… Read More
If you haven’t already noticed, my hair isn’t the most natural of all possible colors. What was I going to do to take care of my hair on my world cruise? Keep reading for some hair care tips that will help you on your next cruise. It does always help to have some top of… Read More
Our next stop on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch is Papeete, Tahiti. Everyone was looking forward to French Polynesia, especially Danielle and myself, but we had no idea we would arrive early. In fact, we were scheduled to arrive the morning of 13 February 2018 and we arrived into… Read More
Can you imagine traveling the world on a world cruise? I never could and yet, here I am on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch on the most amazing world cruise ever. To get to each of these great world ports, we have to sail quite some distance and that means plenty of sea… Read More
Another day on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch and today we visited Easter Island. This has long been on my bucket list of destinations to visit and since we are in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, all signs pointed to spending a day with the moai. TSG Tip: Did you… Read More
For the next port of call on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch, we’re headed to Paracas, Peru and an adventurous day out to Ballestas Islands. Located 262 km from Lima, we sailed straight from Callao to Paracas. When we woke up and looked outside, all we could see was… Read More
