Cruising

Eric Noland

ABOARD THE QUEEN VICTORIA -- The anecdote has been rattling around Cunard Line for decades, with plenty of debate as to its veracity. It concerns how the original Queen Mary got its name.

ABOARD THE CARNIVAL PRIDE -- One of the most difficult things about planning a vacation is keeping everyone happy. That's especially true if you are planning a multigenerational vacation.

Audrey Prest / Staff Photographer

LA GOULETTE, Tunisia - North Africa, frankly, is not a destination that ever beckoned to me. But then friends invited me to join them on a Holland America cruise of the Mediterranean, and the itinerary included a stop in this port adjacent the city of Tunis.