A trip without our coach.... never again!
Just returned from an 8 day vacation to Hawaii which was a little beyond the capabilities of our Class C and all I can say is "Never again!" Don't get me wrong, we had a blast. Our neighbors gave us...
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I've come to hate air travel today. Though I've been flying for more than 50 years, the past three to five years it has gotten much worse. The problem is not just the increased security hassles, it is that demand for travel has greatly outpaced capacity growth so flights are now always packed full and queues everywhere are long and slow.
However, the destinations make the travel problems worth what they cost. I do try to make sure that I am at least a whole day at the destination for each flight hour it takes me to get there, thus I tend to book very long cruises or escorted tours, with pre- and post- cruise stays.
Most of the time my destinations are in Europe or East Asia. Even using a repositioning cruise for part of the travel, such a trip requires a one-way oceanic flight to get there or get back.
But there is a to visit destinations you might not drive to, using round trip cruises from U.S. or Canadian ports. Hawaii, by itself, is not a destination for me, but I did enjoy the islands from a two week round trip cruise from the West Coast. If you have a lot of time, you can even do a 50 day round trip out of San Diego that visits most of the South Pacific. Several cruise lines offer round trips to Pacific ports in Mexico, Central America, and South America from West Coast ports. Most Alaska cruise visitors tend to book a one-way land and sea tour, forcing them to fly, but you can book round trips. Of course with a RV, you can drive to Alaska.
There are round trip cruises as far as Antarctica from southern or Gulf ports, although most go only as far as Caribbean islands or Caribbean ports in Mexico, Central and South America. From Atlantic ports you tend to get round trips to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Canadian Maritimes.
However, the destinations make the travel problems worth what they cost. I do try to make sure that I am at least a whole day at the destination for each flight hour it takes me to get there, thus I tend to book very long cruises or escorted tours, with pre- and post- cruise stays.
Most of the time my destinations are in Europe or East Asia. Even using a repositioning cruise for part of the travel, such a trip requires a one-way oceanic flight to get there or get back.
But there is a to visit destinations you might not drive to, using round trip cruises from U.S. or Canadian ports. Hawaii, by itself, is not a destination for me, but I did enjoy the islands from a two week round trip cruise from the West Coast. If you have a lot of time, you can even do a 50 day round trip out of San Diego that visits most of the South Pacific. Several cruise lines offer round trips to Pacific ports in Mexico, Central America, and South America from West Coast ports. Most Alaska cruise visitors tend to book a one-way land and sea tour, forcing them to fly, but you can book round trips. Of course with a RV, you can drive to Alaska.
There are round trip cruises as far as Antarctica from southern or Gulf ports, although most go only as far as Caribbean islands or Caribbean ports in Mexico, Central and South America. From Atlantic ports you tend to get round trips to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Canadian Maritimes.
