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STEP ABOARD CITY CRUISES, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES, DINE, DRINK, BE HAPPY ON A SPECIAL DAY OR JUST BECAUSE STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS...

One of two America's Cup racing sloops photographed by Bruce Keller. While sailing on the famed Stars and Stripes, he took this photo.   ...

In Amsterdam, your canal tour boat will slow down so that you can actually see seven bridges lined up.  Bruce Keller took this photo at...

Tagus Cruises offers an appealing variety of sailings off Lisbon's lovely shores. Here, new friends from three continents enjoy a morning...

When and If is a beautiful sailing vessel combining the best characteristics of a racing boat with the comforts of a sturdy yacht built...

Interested visitors come and go on the top deck of the USS Midway. Actor Tom Cruise in "Top Gun." Press promotion shots were made aboard...

Ahoy, maties! A re-enactor tells tales of a sailor's life, impersonating explorer Juan Cabrillo, aboard San Salvador at Maritime Museum...

Hawaii's fourth largest island, Kauai, is captured from high above the coast in an Air Ventures plane. SMALL PLANE, GREAT NARRATIVE WITH...

Enchanted families have the rare experience of being up close and personal with dolphins in Hilton Waikoloa Village's acclaimed Dolphin...

Crossing the fabled bar where the Columbia meets the Pacific is the focus of several exhibits at the engaging Columbia River Maritime...

The Flavel House and Heritage Museum in Astoria, Oregon, is one of Astoria's proudest structures.. It is named after Captain George...

"Cap'n Keller," Bruce Keller, this column's photographer, is a lifelong sailor who took the wheel of a Hopper Boat Rentals small craft...

NEW YACHT OFFERSCOMFORT, BEVERAGES, VIEWS            Up, up, up  goes the main sail, above, as  the Triton crew readies the yacht for a...

Cruising is making a slow comeback, since this popular mode of travel was abruptly halted in the early days of the COVID-19 virus. Here,...

The view from Channel Islands Hampton Inn is one of a lovely marina, offering spectacular sunsets.  The hotel is open for business, minus...

If the Amalfi Coast calls you, Naples is where you'll likely land first, via airplane or ship. Then on to Positano, or perhaps charming...

Happy in Barcelona, taking a chance on love.  NOT OLD, BUT BOLD, IN LOVE! DON'T LET THE CALENDAR STOP YOU FROM JOY Excited to be touring...

Italy's Amalfi coast boasts winding roads with lovely views of the bay and water life below.  Honolulu's harbor has beauty and history,...

Friends from the UK, John and Sue Speight, visited Cookie and Keller in Montana, where we took them exploring. We met on a Southeast Asia...

Millions honor the fallen on all sides at the USS Arizona Memorial, where the valor and sacrifice of WWII is remembered. MILLIONS PAY...