Cruising the world

So he proclaims travel anecdote: “If you stay too long in your village, you will get rusty.” And so, squeezing out the blessed month of annual vacation (gringos, for example, most only enjoy a week’s vacation a year), we go in August to various and varied places to feed the soul cultures, cuisines and distant tribes.

After sailing on various excursions, whether planned or our own, we have come to the conclusion that the most effective way to explore the world is on cruise ships, due to their efficiency, comfort, among other things. just packing and unpacking once and its intriguing price/benefits.

Unlike new passengers, in most cases we book inside cabins, because besides being the most economical, not a single ray of light penetrates into them, which allows for a refreshing sleep, and because we spend most of our time on excursions. various destinations, not inside the cabin.

As most cruise lines offer great variety of itineraries For a duration of 7 to 10 days, usually when we cross the lake, as a result of the change in weather, we choose the “back-to-back” mode, which allows us to visit two different options on the same boat. And that’s because moving to Europe for a week affects the circadian rhythm and just as the body gets used to the new schedule, we fly back.

It is also essential to travel during the most pleasant months in the calendar. For example, April is a time of much rain, very cold February. In our particular case, despite being more expensive, we moved during the European summer months, i.e. between June and August. The capacity of the ship is equally important, because it is one thing to cross the Atlantic, and in that case a vessel with a larger draft would be best. indicated, and the second is cabotage in ports with limited excursion times where smaller ships speed up disembarkation to maximize your stay.

For the year 2024, already planned since the beginning of last year, we decided on a 20-day transfer in our “back-to-back” version on board Norwegian Dawn Cruisewith a capacity of 2,340 passengers, with destinations north of Europe and the Baltic Sea.

For his functionality, comfort and costs, We have opted to fly with Iberia, landing in London on Friday 23rd August, allowing us a weekend of recovery and free time before boarding the ship on Monday 26th in Southampton, which means we will be moving to the port by express train from London , lasting one hour and twelve minutes. During the first half During the tour we will visit various ports in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark make new stops during the second half in Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden.

In total, we will visit 15 countries in 20 days, which allows us to taste and have a general overview of Northern Europe, which will open our eyes to certain places where we want to focus our future travels. Every year we save up for these adventures, instead of spending our savings on modern trinkets, because life is one and at the end of the day, no one cares or will remember the Porsche you debuted in 2024, the little suit that Unequal, Rolex, cause of accident and compensation by losing him, but by investing in memories that last forever, adventures beyond the last you can tell your grandkids, if they don’t follow you.

Travel a lot and travel to different places. Nothing softens the soul like moving to the same beaches, visiting the same bars and talking to the same people, week after week, year after year, until the end of the road.