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Vanessa LeeVanessa Lee is one of the foremost cruise experts in our industry. A high-profile advocate for cruises, Vanessa is president and chief executive of Cruise Strategies, and publisher and CEO of Cruise and Travel Lifestyles. CHANGES AT ORIONA path less travelled
27 AUG 2010: I was in Montreal yesterday for a meeting with Sarina Bratton who founded Australia based Orion Expedition Cruises in 2004. Until now they have had just one vessel, the Orion, but things are about to change.
OCEAN VIEWSBack next weekFRIDAY THE THIRTEENTHSuperstition, luxury and river cruising
13 AUG 2010: I am superstitious – I don’t like 13 because it adds up to a 4 and a 4 for me has been a bad luck number. I try not to fly on Friday the 13th although I have done so at times and clearly I have lived to tell the tale. I throw salt over my shoulder when it spills, I am not keen on black cats crossing my path and ladders – well, I steer clear.
REFLECTIONS ON LIFENot just about ships
06 AUG 2010: Writing this column for almost a year now has been a very rewarding experience and one that has often afforded me the opportunity to write about things, adventures, people and circumstances which are meaningful to me. I have also been quite taken aback, in a most positive fashion, at some of the comments and feedback I have received.
ROMAN HOLIDAYLa Dolce Vita
23 JUL 2010: A Danube Cruise, Rome, Bellagio on Lake Como and Tuscany have left me full and plump like those cheese stuffed and prosciutto wrapped figs, and certainly well overloaded on big red Italian wines. However, I make no apologies and am game for more, after all I am in Italy and I adore the food and wine so much that I will keep searching for more and more culinary bliss everywhere I go.
THE VIEW THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTSTravels in Tuscany
16 JUL 2010: To me this heading is all that is Tuscany. I have rarely been in this sublime part of the world without feeling deeper emotions and being more in touch with not only myself but the world around me.
ROOMS WITH A VIEWBellisima Italia
09 JUL 2010: We disembarked the AMA Waterways vessel the Amacello and have driven south from Nuremberg into Italy and the Lake region and are staying in the stunning little town of Bellagio on Lake Como. It is one of the most picturesque areas I have ever seen, and is literally a postcard view at every turn.
HAPPY SAILSWhat a way to go
02 JUL 2010: I am pleased to report that I am on a happy ship. Therefore all the guests are happy too and this makes for a very enjoyable experience. I think it also helps that we are a small compliment of 142 guests with a fantastic crew of 37 to take care of us and we are all enjoying the same experience here together.
ROCKING ONGrowing Old in this Game
25 JUN 2010: Sometimes I think I might have a vague inkling of what it must feel like to be an aging rock and roll star…slightly wrinkled to be sure, a little arthritis in the knees or the hands, but overall not too bad and still with the urge to "rock on" and get out on stage and enjoy a little face time with an audience.
GATHERING FIRSTSAnd visiting favourites
18 JUN 2010: I am preparing for my next trip and have fingers crossed that the unpronounceable volcano in Iceland decides to stay quiet a little longer, please. We are flying on AC to Rome next week and then, for the first time ever, I will fly Malev Hungarian Airlines from Rome to Budapest.
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