From the Fjords to the Silk Roads


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...