Ruby Princess – Santorini On our 10th day of cruising aboard the Ruby Princess we dropped anchor off Santorini. Approaching from the sea, it is one of the most beautiful Greek islands. We arrived in early morning trailed by a few other cruise ships. The depth of the caldera, at 400 meters, makes it possible […]
Read more »Ruby Princess – Mykonos On Day 8 of our Princess Cruise we docked in the early morning (1 AM) at the port of Mykonos. Long known for it’s nightlife, music, and parties, the island was “rocking” when we pulled in. Hundreds of passengers clambered ashore to partake in the festivities. This was our first trip […]
Read more »Ruby Princess – Venice…. On the second day of our 12-day cruise, we again spent the day anchored in Venice. Prior to our evening departure, we explored Academia and Dorsoduro. I enjoy walking in the Academia/Dosoduro neighborhoods as you are detached from the crowded, more touristy sections of Venice. We also had a special invite […]
Read more »Ruby Princess – Venice…. Our 12-day Mediterranean cruise started in Venice, Italy. We’ve been fortunate to travel to Venice many times, but we’ve never departed from the city on a cruise ship. One of the advantages of starting this cruise in Venice was we had an overnight stay in the city… so we could stay […]
Read more »Living in Copenhagen, Amsterdam was often our “connection point” to get home when flying. We became VERY familiar with Schiphol (AMS), the airport southwest of Amsterdam. Schiphol is one of our favorite airports with endless shopping, many restaurants, a spa, and even a casino. Schipol is also very convenient to downtown Amsterdam by taxi, […]
Read more »When visiting Rome, one of our favorite spots to drop in is the Mercato Trionfale. For years we were fortunate to live just one block away for this, the largest indoor market in Rome. Years ago this was a “street market,” meandering down Via Andrea Doria literally in the middle of the street. Quite […]
Read more »
Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel 
Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel