This second port of call on this cruise, Cartagena, was a true delight. Founded in 227 B.C. by the Carthaginian Hasdrubal the Fair, Cartagena, a vibrant port city on Spain’s southeast Mediterranean coast, has a long history with a plethora of monuments documenting the passing of at least five civilizations. Being a rather small city, …
Tag: 2026
Mar 15 2026
Our Third Transatlantic Princess Cruise
We were very much looking forward to catching up with our Canadian friends Darcy and Caralee, whom we had befriended on our 2025 transatlantic Princess cruise to Southampton, England and who upon learning that we had booked this cruise, excitedly booked the same one with a 5 day after cruise extension in Spain’s resort town …
Jan 30 2026
We Think We Have Time
Thinking we have Time is possibly the biggest mistake we make in life. The decision to retire after 7 season was made and announced a year earlier, but with the reality of season 2025 at the Beaver Island Lodge coming to an end, the naked truth was also that we had to get rid once …




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