Author: Cruiser Evan
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Whale Watching Cruises in New Hampshire: A Guide
In close proximity to Massachusetts, the center of the East Coast whale watching industry, New Hampshire is an excellent place to take a whale watching cruise. If you are anywhere along the New Hampshire coast from late spring to mid-Autumn, there is likely a whale watching cruise departing nearby. Information about whale watching cruises in a particular state is largely information about where to whale watch in a particular state, so below we focus on the places you can take a whale watching cruise in New Hampshire – Rye Harbor, Hampton Beach, and Seabrook Beach – and also on the companies that offer them. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts: A Guide
The town of Nantucket is an island (or technically three islands because Tuckernuck and Muskeget are separate land masses) off the coast of Massachusetts, and off the coast of Massachusetts are some of the best whale watching waters in the world, so it should come as no surprise that there are whale watching cruises from Nantucket. These whale watching cruises take place primarily in the summer, when the population of Nantucket increases fivefold. Only one company operates whale watching cruises from Nantucket, Shearwater Excursions, so below we detail their offerings, as well as explain what to expect when whale watching out of Nantucket, which differs from whale watching in other parts of Massachusetts. Read more […] -
Valentine’s Day Cruises
A Valentine’s Day cruise could be a number of different things. Most broadly, it is simply some sort of cruise that is taken to recognize Valentine’s Day. For obvious reasons, a cruise for Valentine’s Day will likely be taken as a couple, although conceivably other people could be involved – other friends who happen to be couples, or potentially kids if you can’t find anyone to watch them. A Valentine’s Day cruise could also take anywhere from an hour or so to several days, although if the cruise is long it becomes less a Valentine’s Day cruise and more of a cruise that happens to include February 14th. Below we explore the various types of Valentine’s Day cruises out there, giving you ideas for 2015 and beyond. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Provincetown, Massachusetts: A Guide
Provincetown, like several other towns in Massachusetts, is ideally situated for whale watching cruises. Occupying the top point of Cape Cod, Provincetown (“P-town” or “Ptown”) is particularly close to the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, which is where the whale watching off the coast of Massachusetts is centered. There are two main companies that offer whale watching in Provincetown – Whale Watch Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown and Provincetown Whale Watches – and below we explain what each company offers, as well as cover what to expect on a whale watching cruise out of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Read more […] -
86-Year-Old Woman Pays $164,000 a Year to Live on Luxury Cruise Ship
Lee Wachtstetter loves cruising. She loves it so much, in fact, that she has been living on a cruise ship for the past decade, first on a Holland America ship for three years, and then on the Crystal Serenity for the last seven years. Wactstetter, who becomes Mama Lee aboard the Serenity, abandoned Holland America the moment it canceled its dance host program, which gave single passengers like Wactstetter a partner for evening ballroom dancing. Holland America might regret their decision to abandon the program, considering that Wactstetter now spends about $164,000 a year on Crystal Serenity, which is one of two ships in Crystal Cruises’ fleet of luxury vessels. Read more […] -
Whale Watching Cruises in Plymouth, Massachusetts: A Guide
Like several towns and cities along the Massachusetts coastline, there are a number of whale watching cruises in Plymouth. Two companies operate out of Plymouth – Captain John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours, and Plymouth Whale Watching – and below we outline their offerings, as well as provide some general information about whale watching cruises out of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Read more […]
