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31 October 2024

The Caribbean on SAGA!

From the voyage archive · October 2024 Having just arrived back from Canada in the Fall on Fred Olsen Borealis, I will be setting off on my next…

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28 September 2024

Canada in the Fall

From the voyage archive · autumn 2024 This account began before departure and was updated during the crossing. Hurricane Kirk changed the route to Canada, but the lectures…

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14 September 2024

Home from Alaska!

From the voyage archive · September 2024 After a fantastic assignment on Viking Orion we are now at home in sunny Devon. It was a pleasure as always…

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14 September 2024

Whales, Whales, Whales!

From the voyage archive · September 2024 I had an amazing whale watching trip from Sitka and fulfilled a life-long ambition to photograph a breaching Humpback whale! See…

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14 September 2024

Bears, Bears, Bears!

I had a fabulous trip to Neets Point from Ketchikan where I got up-close and personal with several Brown Bears, one of which surprised me by suddenly coming…

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31 August 2024

Seward – Alaska

Today is our final port of call on this Viking Orion cruise and we are in Seward, Alaska. All of our guests disembark tomorrow and a new set…

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31 August 2024

Valdez – Alaska

Our visit to Valdez was interesting as it is the base for the Trans Alaskan Pipleine and quite an interesting town. We visited a couple of the museums…

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29 August 2024

Hubbard Glacier

From the voyage archive · August 2024 Today we sailed into Disenchantment Bay and up to the Hubbard Glacier. We have been here five times before but the…

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