- Home
- Photo Tours
- Mainstream
- Carnival Breeze – Exotic Eastern Caribbean
- Carnival Freedom – Western Caribbean
- Carnival Miracle – Mexican Riviera
- Carnival Paradise – Cuba
- Carnival Pride – Bahamas from Baltimore
- Coral Princess – Ultimate Alaska with Cruise Experts Travel
- Cuba Cruise Louis Cristal – Cuba
- MSC Divina – Eastern Caribbean
- Norwegian Breakaway – Christening
- Norwegian Epic – Eastern Caribbean
- Norwegian Pearl – Alaska RT Seattle
- Quantum of the Seas – Preview Cruise
- Zuiderdam – Alaska Inside Passage
- Expedition
- Hurtigruten FRAM – Antarctica
- Hurtigruten Midnatsol – North Cape
- Passing Cloud – BC’s Gulf Islands
- Passing Cloud – Haida Gwaii
- S.S. Legacy – Columbia & Snake Rivers
- Safari Endeavour – Alaska’s Glacier Country
- Safari Voyager – Mexico’s Sea of Cortes
- Schooner Zodiac – Brew Cruise 2013
- Schooner Zodiac – Wine Cruise
- Silver Discoverer – Australia to Indonesia
- Silver Explorer – Arctic Svalbard
- Silver Explorer – British Isles
- Silver Galapagos – Galapagos Islands
- Wind Spirit – Stockholm to Oslo
- Wind Star – Rome to Nice
- Luxury
- EUROPA 2 – Greece & Turkey
- Queen Mary 2 – Eastbound Transatlantic 2012
- Queen Mary 2 – Westbound Transatlantic 2015
- Seabourn Sojourn – Ultimate Alaskan Sojourn
- Silver Shadow – Exotic Alaska
- Silver Shadow – Southeast Asia & Myanmar
- Silver Spirit – Athens to Barcelona
- Silver Spirit- Eastbound Transatlantic
- Silver Wind – Mediterranean
- Silver Wind – Middle East
- Silver Wind – South Africa
- River
- AmaLotus – Cambodia & Vietnam
- AmaLyra- Danube Christmas Markets
- American Empress on the Columbia
- Avalon Expression – Amsterdam to Nuremberg
- Emerald Waterways Emerald Star – Danube Delights
- G Adventures – India’s Ganges
- S.S. Maria Theresa – Christening
- Tauck ms Inspire – Maiden Voyage
- Tauck Swiss Jewel – Blue Danube
- Viking Baldur – Danube Christmas
- Viking Baldur – Rhine Christmas
- Viking Forseti – Chateaux, Rivers & Wine
- Viking Freya – Danube Christmas
- Viking Longships Christening 2012
- Viking Longships Christening 2013
- Viking Longships Christening 2014
- Viking Longships Christening 2015
- Viking Vidar – Grand European Tour
- Hotels
- Upcoming & Past Cruises
- About FTDC
Caves and Storms in Molde
Viking Cruises’ Viking Sky pulled into Molde, Norway on a decidedly stormy Tuesday morning. Little whitecaps were being kicked up on the slate-grey sea as we spun around in the harbour, made all the darker thanks to a low and brooding cloud ceiling. Rain once again […]
Click here to continue reading! →
The Abandoned Town of Ocean Falls
Friday, June 2, 2017
Today is the fourth day of Outer Shores Expeditions’ Passing Cloud sailing to the Great Bear Rainforest. It’s also the fourth day of the unrelenting rainfall that’s followed us thus far.
The rain seems to have doubled its efforts today. It’s absolutely pouring out. […]
Click here to continue reading! →
Viking Sky arrives in Geirangerfjord, Norway
When I returned to my stateroom last night aboard Viking Cruises’ Viking Sky, the most incredible sunset was illuminating our port side. It wasn’t noteworthy for its colours; rather, it was notable for its brilliant rays of amber light and its hugely contrasting nature.
I […]
Click here to continue reading! →
Embarking Viking Sky in Bergen, Norway
“When you really philosophize about it, there’s really only one thing you don’t have enough of – and that’s time. Time is the only scarce commodity.”
Those are the words of Viking Cruises Chairman and founder, Torstein Hagen, in Viking’s newest commercial. It makes for […]
Click here to continue reading! →
Third Oceangoing Ship Is One of Two to Launch this Year
On Thursday, June 22, 2017, Viking Cruises’ Viking Sky was christened in a pierside ceremony in Tromsø, Norway. Celebrated by guests onboard Viking Sky and by the townspeople of this arctic city, the christening also […]
Click here to continue reading! →
Research and Ruins
Thursday, June 1, 2017
The first day of June, 2017 began very much the same way that the past few days aboard Outer Shores Expeditions’ Passing Cloud have: tucked into a quiet inlet, surrounded by nothing except stillness, silence and incredible beauty.
Coffee and tea were available in the warmth […]
Click here to continue reading! →
7,000 Years of History on Triquet Island
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
I awoke to the sound of heavy rain pounding on the deck of Outer Shores Expeditions’ Passing Cloud. It’s an oddly relaxing, cozy sound – one that made me curl up against the wooden bulkhead of my cabin and nestle in for another […]
Click here to continue reading! →
Sailing the Wilderness of British Columbia
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
With Outer Shores Expeditions’ Passing Cloud docked in Shearwater, British Columbia this morning, I went ashore in search of a latte and a newspaper.
I found the latte, but the newspaper was a ridiculous thought. First of all, even if there were newspapers […]
Click here to continue reading! →
The Journey to Bella Bella and the Passing Cloud
Monday, May 29, 2017
There is a crow flying above me as I write this, perched upon the rigging of Outer Shores Expeditions’ Passing Cloud.
It’s actually kind of unnerving – the crow – which is just staring at me with its black, beady little […]
Click here to continue reading! →
In the past, booking a cruise meant paying a deposit up-front – and then remembering to pay the balance of the cruise off by the time final payment is due. And, despite the fact that most of us have the best intentions to pay in little bite-sized increments between deposit and final payment, most of […]
Click here to continue reading! →
