Conversations with Sven Lindblad By Ben Lyons. In 2005, I was in my mid-twenties, and had been for two decades already utterly fascinated with cruise ships and ocean liners. I had my childhood dream job — working as an officer onboard the Queen Mary 2 — while...
Hebridean Princess By Ben Lyons Updated January 2026 Choosing Scotland for a hiking vacation at the end of October admittedly carried some risk. With weather in the Hebrides hardly settled even in the height of the summer, many of our UK friends kindly offered us well...
Barge Cruising in France By Ben Lyons. Casting off from the quaint French town of Chateau Thierry, it was immediately apparent our barge trip would be at a different pace — literally and figuratively — from other cruises. Once up to ‘full speed,’ I scanned the shore...
