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 This landing sight offered us a full array of wildlife, from playful and lazy walrus to surprise reindeer appearances. We even had a couple people who got stuck up to the top of their boots in tundra mud but took the sticky situation with good cheer. That’s why they…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition Hard to say which we enjoyed more, the sunny days at the glaciers or the foggy ones, but this day was truly spectacular with lots of icebugs in the fog and mist. Not to worry our zodiac drivers had GPS so that we could easily find our way back…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition What a treat this day was. We started off with a tour of a trapper’s cabin and bird cliffs, but the landing was especially exciting when an arctic fox vixen and her two kits were spotted by the rocks. I didn’t have my good camera, so the pictures of…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition While we didn’t go ashore that evening for the Whaler’s site ruins, we did spot a blue whale and got to watch it for quite some time that evening.
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition This was the first excursion on the zodiacs of the cruise, and to be honest I wasn’t sure that expedition cruising and zodiac cruises were a good fit for me. My mind was completely changed when we came upon the pod of Beluga whales. It was an awe inspiring…
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