Hi! My name is Suzanne Klasen. I am the Owner / Travel Advisor and CLIA Master Cruise Counselor and Elite Cruise Counselor (MCC, ECC) for my CruiseOne Vacations by Suzanne Travel Agency. This site is a collection of my personal travels, thoughts and recommendations. The map above represents the cruise travel (based on embarkation port) that I have posted so far (more to come). Click on a map point to see the cruise itinerary and details.
Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition With the fog coming back into the area, we couldn’t do our planned afternoon landing, but even had a better treat, a very relaxed bear resting with her carcass of some animal on which she was feeding. She would eat for a while, then take a nap and then…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition This morning’s zodiac rides was one of the most unique as we traveled through a narrow channel called Ormholet, or Wormhole. It was quite interesting to see the bird cliffs, waterfalls and the changing current in the little narrow passage.
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition This was an evening where once the fog of the earlier part of the day lifted we spent the evening on the observation deck looking for wild life. That little white dot on that island very far away was our first polar bear sighting of our trip. More and…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition This was a pretty mellow day. We didn’t even go ashore and the morning Zodiac cruise as it was quite foggy. So that is a little tip that I will give my fellow expedition cruisers. Sometimes you have to pace your self and every once in a while skip…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition The previous day we had sailed around the glaciers and icebergs on a beautiful sunny day, but our day sailing around Negrilbreen was on a foggy day and was equally as breath taking. No worries about getting lost in the fog, all our guides and zodiac drivers were equipped…
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