Uh oh, Copenhagen. You have a competitor for my favorite city on this contract… The first time I was able to get off in Stockholm, I met...

Not to say that these ports were less impressive. I was simply not able to spend as much time in these cities, or they were "half-day...

Sweden, you continue to impress. I had such an interesting time visiting the Old Town of Visby, the famed home of Pippi Longstocking on...

I'm Tallinn ya, this place is super cool. :D Applause is unnecessary, but appreciated. My first day in Tallinn, my aim was to just walk...

What a city. There is much to do and see here. There are so many varying styles of architecture, so many cultural influences in one...

We had overnights in Riga, Latvia on Cara's 14-day Baltic cruises. Last week, we left Riga for the final time and I was a bit crestfallen...

We spent so much time in Oslo, I realized a full out blog recounting my exact adventures would be a 15-minute read. Ain't nobody got time...

Just when I thought my Norwegian antics were over, Cara did a seven-day circuit of Kiel, Stavanger, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, then...

I had IPM two out of the three times we sailed to Gothenburg, which meant that I had to take full advantage of the one time that I was...

Aarhus held a sense of mystery for me, being that Cara would only port there once during this contract. Plus, it was the only Danish port...

Bergen was exciting because my parents came to visit me! They were spending a week in Paris for their 25th wedding anniversary (Congrats,...

There were a few ports during my month of Norway cruises that I have not yet mentioned! They were small and/or have some funny stories...

Winter cruising through the fjords of Norway is a treat. This is one of the most stunning places I have had the privilege of seeing. I...

14/3/19 It had been three solid days onboard in a row for Evy, so you can imagine my desperation to disembark for a solid adventure or...

I had never been to The Netherlands. My only perceptions about the country were the Holland stereotypes I learned from Thinking Day as a...

6/3/19 It was a bit sad waving goodbye to Spain, as we will never return to the Mediterranean on this contract. From here on out, it’s...

Lisbon 1/3/2019 Yesterday, I had IPM (In Port Manning. If you are a crew member with IPM, you can’t disembark. This is to make sure that...

Hello hello! I am currently on my first Norway cruise and freezing, so I thought I would recount some of the warmer moments from my last...

How exciting, my very first location on my very first contract! 24/2/2019 I went to bed Saturday night tired from running Holiday full...

Allan, my boyfriend, visited from New York to see me before I embark on the ship, so that meant going full out on the tourist bucket...

As we all know, food is the best. It is what makes us run, physiologically and, of course, on the treadmill. It is also an excellent tool...

WOW, my New Year's in Hamburg was unforgettable. Let's get right to it! After a productive morning of drafting goals, reviewing spinal...

As some of you may know, this holiday season I was separated from my family and friends by an ocean and a landmass. I will admit, I had...

My inaugural blog post, wow! Thank you for your interest in my journey through Northern Europe; it is an extremely exciting time in my...