March 23, 2025 Greetings from Riga! I hope this finds you very well today! As I finish up this newsletter on Saturday evening, I’m basking in the glow of a long walk on the seashore in lovely Jūrmala, which is just a 10-minute drive from Riga. This is such a great luxury to be so close to one of the longer, sandy beaches in this part of Europe, which is kept free of almost all commercial activity, making it a wonderful unencumbered space for families to take long walks, play in the sand, and,...
14 days ago • 13 min read
Date: February 2, 2025 Greetings! Hello from the stunning island of Dominica, a volcanic island in the Lesser Antilles, and the scene of some truly stunning rainforests and waterfalls. Sadly, the island was badly damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017, and still getting back on its feet in terms of infrastructure. This island is the perfect stop for a day’s exploration, with plenty of opportunity to wander around and enjoy the amazing natural beauty. We have been on the Queen Mary 2 for about a...
2 months ago • 14 min read
Date Greetings! I hope this finds you very well and settled into 2025! We just disembarked Seabourn Ovation yesterday with much regret, but are happy to be ensconced in the Radisson Aquatica Resort for a few days before joining Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 to begin our journey homeward. This will conclude our epic 3-month time on the road, which began in Barcelona on 21 November 2024. That seems like a long time ago… Our two weeks sailing in the Caribbean were tranquil and enjoyable, with lots of...
3 months ago • 11 min read
January 5m 2025 Hello and Happy, Happy New Year! This newsletter finds Dmitry and me once again on board Seabourn Ovation for a delightful two weeks in the Caribbean. As ever, Ovation feels like what its captains always call it, “home away from home,” and we were thrilled to find so many old friends on board. We will be calling in at Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, BVI, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Sint Martin on the first leg, followed by Martinique, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,...
3 months ago • 10 min read
December 22, 2025 Greetings! I hope this finds you coping admirably with all the demands of the holidays. I am enjoying time with friends and family up and down the Northeastern Seaboard of the United States. It is good to be stateside after about a year overseas, and I’m looking forward to staying in New York and Philadelphia before heading back to work in Bridgetown, Barbados in early January and then back across the Atlantic. Was this email forwarded to you by someone? You can subscribe to...
4 months ago • 11 min read
December 8, 2024 Greetings! Greetings! As I write this, our ship is docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico and when you receive the newsletter, I will be on my way to Washington DC for an exciting few days! I’ll be going to hear the Messiah in the National Cathedral, thanks to my lovely friend Mike. Mike, Dmitry, and I with our friend Alla will take a tour of the White House later next week! I have to say I am very excited! We are all huge West Wing fans, all, and I often feel I know the West Wing...
4 months ago • 13 min read
November 10, 2024 Welcome to the Destination Curation newsletter, created by Jennifer Eremeeva, writer, historian and cruise ship enrichment speaker. Greetings! I am writing this from beautiful Alicante, Spain as the sun sets…well over the container ships if I’m 100% honest. But stunning. This is the penultimate stop on our month-long trip on Seabourn Ovation. Feeling a bit museum-ed out, we (I) headed to the Mercado Centrale, and after walking up and down its amazing booths, I am prepared to...
5 months ago • 15 min read
Date October 27, 2024 Greetings! Welcome to the Destination Curation newsletter, created by Jennifer Eremeeva, writer, historian, and cruise ship enrichment speaker. As I write this, we have been on Seabourn Ovation for two weeks and have another two weeks to go. I always find that the cruise speeds up once one reaches the halfway point, and I’m sorry about this: I’m reveling in the luxury of seeing places such as Cartagena, Malaga, Trapani, and Valetta in the off-season and without the...
5 months ago • 21 min read
October 13, 2024 Greetings! I hope this finds you very well wherever you are in the world! I write to you in the inky pre-dawn darkness of the coast of Spain onboard Seabourn Ovation, heading from Port Vendres in France to Malaga, Spain. I’ve come to Seabourn Square for a hot latte and a chance to get some work done and watch the world wake up — one of the intangible luxuries of cruising. It’s at moments like these that I feel a deep connection with the history of this ancient sea, almost as...
6 months ago • 15 min read