Category: Shore Excursions

Reason to Sail #42: Go horse back riding for the first time on a shore excursion at Half Moon Cay.

During our call at Kusadasi, Turkey, 40 crew members set off on an adventure to explore the ancient ruins of Ephesus. From the great amphitheater to the 2,000-year-old restrooms, no stones were left unturned. When they arrived at the great amphitheater, the acoustics were too unique to ignore and the audience was already in place….   read more of “Eurodam Crew…”

Recently, 14 brave individuals plunged into an adventure they would never forget and took a crew tour of Machu Picchu, “The Lost City of the Incas.” During this three-day, two-night excursion, crew members were able to see one of the world’s most incredible historical civilizations, landscape and culture. After the tour, most of the crew…   read more of “Rotterdam Crew…”

Todo Santos is a charming town, small and not close to Cabo San Lucas but worth the trip. It takes about an hour and 15 minutes to get there from the ship. The ride shows the true geography of the area — arid desert that runs straight to the sea. It is mostly undeveloped or…   read more of “A Day in Todo…”

I like zip lines. There is something about speeding between trees knowing you are not going to crash or fall that makes me smile. In my younger years I read all of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novels — he authored the Tarzan series and John Carter of Mars series. I think I have seen every Tarzan…   read more of “Touring Puerto…”

In Cabo San Lucas, we signed up for the semi-subs shore excursion. It was a perfect tour for the kids. See fish without getting wet. The yellow semi-sub has glass windows in the lower section of the boat and the kids loved seeing all the fish swimming around.

On April 27, ms Westerdam visited Ajaccio, Corsica. The weather in port was sunny and warm. Some of the guests chose to go on a Vizzavona and Spuntinu tour and I was lucky to be an escort on this tour. This tour goes through the distant villages in the mountains of Corsica and stops in…   read more of “Westerdam’s…”

One of the privileges of being an employee of HAL is a possibility to see different places. On April 29 in the port of Naples, a crew tour to Pompeii was organized. Fifty-one crew members were able to attend and to discover the Roman city buried, but completely preserved, by Mt. Vesuvius’ eruption in 79…   read more of “Westerdam’s…”