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Did you know that Norwegian Cruise Line has created a two-part documentary titled Destination Alaska – available now for viewing.
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel with a 55-year history of breaking boundaries is pleased to present its “EMBARK with NCL” storytelling series designed to highlight the people, places and passion behind the brand. The two-part episode, which invites travelers to discover the best way to experience Alaska with NCL, was just released in November and is available to view now by clicking www.ncl.com/embark.
In the most recent episode, viewers will follow along two members of NCL’s shoreside team, Andrea and Jayne, as they travel to the destination for the very first time to learn first-hand the experiences guests can expect when cruising Alaska with NCL. Their journey takes them from the Inside Passage, where five of the Company’s ships will offer a selection of five-to-16-day itineraries during the summer of 2022, to the interior of Alaska to understand NCL’s Cruise Tour experience, which combines ocean voyages with shoreside adventures.
“Alaska is a bucket-list destination for so many travelers,” said Harry Sommer, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line. “It provides endless opportunities for adventure, wildlife encounters and awe-inspiring moments. While it is important for us to deliver these incredible experiences to our guests, it is also important to support and enrich these communities that rely on our presence each summer for their well-being. It’s a partnership that we value tremendously and have demonstrated through sustainable developments and programs across the region.”
The episode includes visits to Skagway, Anchorage and Denali, Alaska, as well as the port cities where the brand’s parent company, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (NCLH), has made significant investments to the local communities, including Juneau, Icy Strait Point and Ketchikan, Alaska.
Destination Highlights
DESTINATION HIGHLIGHT: BERMUDA
Bermuda's pink sands, blue waters, craggy rock formations and lush flora create an ideal environment for outdoor adventures. Here are the top 40 ways to get out into nature in Bermuda.
Set sail on the Sound ▪ Go stand-up paddle boarding ▪ See Bermuda by horseback ▪ Get subterranean in the Crystal Caves ▪ Explore Bermuda’s top shipwrecks ▪ Spot humpbacks during whale watching season ▪ Go on a foraging tour ▪ Experience the thrill of kiteboarding ▪ Hike and swim in a secluded paradise ▪ Walk, run or bike the railway trail ▪ Go rock climbing ▪ St. George’s bicycle tour ▪ Explore Bermuda‘s vibrant reefs ▪ Learn beekeeping basics ▪ Reel in the big one - then cook your catch ▪ Go for a glide on a kayak ▪ Tour a historic fortress by Segway ▪ Wander on pristine Cooper’s Island ▪ Birdwatch at Spittal Pond ▪ Stroll through the Bermuda Arboretum ▪ Soak up the sun at Jobson’s Cove ▪ Live the good life on a sailing adventure ▪ Get some high flying thrills while parasailing ▪ Zoom across the water on a JetSki ▪ Try your luck at Port Royal’s challenging Golf Course ▪ Tour Hamilton‘s murals ▪ Find your fantasy at Bermuda Botanical Gardens ▪ Escape to Paget’s Marsh ▪ Get moving on a moped ▪ Go green on a South Shore Eco walking tour ▪ Explore historic Fort St. Catherine ▪ See natural fireworks on a glow worm cruise ▪ Encounter rare animals on Nonsuch Island ▪ Cliff jump at Admiralty House Park ▪ Explore the shore with KS Watersports ▪ Rent an electric boat ▪ Make tracks at Ferry Reach Park ▪ Explore an open ocean dolphin sanctuary ▪ Hit the bull’s-eye at Gold Point Archery ▪ Climb Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
Credits: gotobermuda.com and Bermuda Tourism Authority
Mexico Resorts
Mexico is popular with travelers from all over the world. They go there for reasons almost too numerous to mention: sunshine, blue seas teeming with fish and coral, crystal-white beaches, lofty mountains and volcanoes, jungles full of exotic wildlife, world-famous museums and painters, collectible folk art, postcard-perfect Spanish colonial cities and the breathtaking remains of ancient cultures. And some go for a less lofty reason: Mexico can be cheap, although you may have to get out of the popular resort areas to enjoy big savings.
Popular destinations in Mexico include Cancun, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan Peninsula in the east, and Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo on the Baja Peninsula in the west. Between those two peninsulas lie such cities as Guadalajara, Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende, Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and Oaxaca. Many visitors also take the train ride through Copper Canyon.
The megalopolis of Mexico City is Mexico's capital and lies roughly in the middle of the country. Approximately 10 million people live in the city limits, but at least twice that number call metropolitan Mexico City home: By most estimates this is the fifth- or sixth-largest city in the world.
We're compelled, of course, to remind would-be visitors of Mexico's unevenness. It remains a land of baffling contradictions. Just down the street from a five-star resort, families camp in ramshackle buildings without plumbing. Burros, with rough-hewn carts in tow, amble alongside express highways. Serious pollution problems confront some cities, and a huge population strains its resources. The economy is growing and the middle class is growing along with it, but there is widespread poverty, and people are yearning for a better standard of living.
Through it all, Mexico endures with patience and a laid-back, "live and let live" attitude.
