Our travel archive · 2015 · Photo: JimCruise experience · July 2015
Our 2015 Norwegian Gem Cruise: Photos, Ports & Lessons
Anne’s first cruise, remembered through our photographs, time ashore and the cabin preference we brought home.
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Real trips. Useful details.
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Travel Smarter.
Firsthand travel stories and practical ideas for coastal getaways, cruises and time away.
Explore our storiesReal experiencesStories from our own travels
Useful takeawaysLessons to bring to your next trip
Clearly credited imagesKnow the story behind the photograph
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Stories worth bringing home.
Cruise memories and coastal stays, with photographs from the trips.
Our travel archive · 2015 · Photo: JimThere’s more than one way to travel
More ways to get away.
Cruise stories, coastal stays and places in our photographs.
Photo: JimCoastal stays · 2025 & 2026
Life by the bay.
Two Heislerville stays, sunrise over Delaware Bay and East Point Lighthouse.
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A different horizon.
Our cabin, days ashore and the moments we remember from Norwegian Gem.
Read the Gem storyPhoto: JimPlaces to explore · East Point
A view worth keeping.
Our 2025 lighthouse photograph, with current access information for your own visit.
Explore East Point LighthouseFrom our New Jersey archiveSunrise on Delaware Bay.
Anne and I stayed along this stretch of New Jersey’s Delaware Bay coast in 2025 and again in 2026. We enjoyed both trips, and brought home plenty of photographs.
This sunrise photograph is from our September 2026 stay. Read about both Heislerville visits and planning a bayshore stay →
A place in our photographsEast Point Lighthouse.
A red roof, a white building and a wide blue sky. This photograph of East Point Lighthouse is part of our New Jersey travel collection.
The photograph is from our 2025 visit. Read the lighthouse story and check current access information →