During a recent Ponant expedition cruise from Brest, France, to Reykjavik, Iceland, Victoria Hill of Pavlus Travel had a once-in-a-lifetime experience that she’ll never forget. “Seeing the Northern Lights was simply magnificent,” she emphasizes. Calling Mother Nature’s natural light show …
Exploring the Norwegian High Arctic earlier this summer proved an incredible experience for Jocelyn Burgess, guest relations specialist, and Erin Conner, manager, leisure sales for Pavlus Travel. While sailing the Arctic on Seabourn Venture, they experienced both a “journey to adventure” …
Do you love taking travel photos on a cruise vacation? That said, do you truly wish you could rachet up your photo skills for both landscape and wildlife photography? Would you love to professionally capture the action of penguins jumping …
Ever thought about a luxury expedition cruise? Certainly, many expedition cruise ships travel to the ends of the Earth. That said, there’s a lot of highly remote turf between the Arctic region and Antarctica. With that in mind, Abercrombie & …
It’s one thing to go on an expedition cruise. It’s yet another to qualify as a true explorer. But guests and Viking‘s expedition team sailing on one Viking Octantis Antarctica voyage in January 2024 certainly did both. They helped discover a …
In this blog, globetrotter Rose Morrissey, a $10 million sales producer and 20-year Pavlus Travel personal travel planner, happily provides our readers with her “take” on top vacation picks and travel tips for 2024. But first, The Meandering Traveler chats with …
What’s “super hot” for cruise travel in early 2024? It’s expedition cruising, and many travelers are choosing a “bucket list” trip to the end of the Earth — a journey to Antarctica, “The White Continent.” Yes, it’s a bit of …
When it comes to crisscrossing the globe on vacation, Susan Bender, a 20-year personal travel planner for Pavlus Travel, loves land tours that also have an educational or enrichment component. “Tours that include seeing wildlife in their natural habitats are …
If you’re a Viking cruise loyalist or just curious about this upscale line and thinking of “trying it,” here’s one fantastic voyage that The Meandering Traveler suggests that you consider. It’s Viking Octantis’ 15-day “Great Lakes Collection” sailing between Toronto, …
Getting to Antarctica requires significant travel time. So, for travelers seeking a luxurious, polar-style adventure closer to home, Ponant has a new, enticing North American option. The small-ship boutique luxury line is adding four, 13-day Boreal winter exploration cruises along …
