A few months ago, I did a series targeted to the budget birder on birding from a cruise ship and how to put together your own birding cruise. Although this way does save you money and you can choose any … Continue reading
Costa Rica is one of the world’s great birding & eco-tourism destinations and really deserves a full land-based trip such as we did in 2013. But if you happen to find yourself on a Panama Canal cruise, make sure Puntarenas … Continue reading
Back in 2011, before I started this blog, we did a fantastic trans-Panama Canal cruise on Princess and were able to find some good birding at most of the ports. I’ll be posting about that trip in detail, but first … Continue reading
Imagine spending your whole life in a tiny room the size of a bathroom. You are given food and water and share this room with a couple other people. There is no natural light and you have no mental stimulation. … Continue reading
This year, the annual Parrot Lovers Cruise will be on the beautful Princess ship “Caribbean Princess” departing from Fort Lauderdale and cruising to Princess Cay, Cartagena Colombia, partial transit of the Panama Canal with stop in Colon; Limon, Costa Rica … Continue reading
The annual Parrot Lover’s Cruise for 2016 has been announced by World Parrot Trust. This year they have chosen a wonderful Southern Caribbean itinerary with two islands boasting endemic wild parrots – Puerto Rico & St Lucia! I will be … Continue reading
This was a cruise we did back in 2008 so I may be a bit fuzzy on the details but at least I still have the photos! We were on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas doing a 7 day … Continue reading
This was a cruise we did back in 2008 so I may be a bit fuzzy on the details but at least I still have the photos! We were on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas doing a 7 day … Continue reading
Since the embarkation port was so far away from Australia, I wanted to allow plenty of buffer time in case of any flight delays. This is a good idea when you have something unmissable such as a cruise. I figured … Continue reading
The cruise I will be blogging about in this series took place in 2011 on the beautiful Coral Princess by Princess Cruises. It remains to this day as the best cruise we have ever taken out of about 6 so … Continue reading