Shawn Power- Your Trusted Cruise & Tauck Tour Expert

09/01/2025

If you've never taken a Cruise but have always wanted to and don't know where to start or if you're a Cruising veteran like me but still aren't aware of all the different types & categories of Cruises like "Expedition Cruises", "River Cruises", "Upper Premium Cruises", "Luxury/Small Ship/All Inclusive Cruises", etc. then this post is for you!! :-)

So, today's blog post is one where I'm going to do my best to "break down" the main categories & types of Cruises you can take as, by far, one of the most

19/11/2024

Yummy food tour in Sydney today followed by a hilarious performance by Trevor Noah at Sydney’s iconic Opera House… another great day “Down Under”! 💯🤩 https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/

18/11/2024

So much fun doing the “Bridge Climb” in Sydney during my modified Tauck Land Tour https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ to check out the views 440 feet above Sydney Harbour… this Beautiful City looks even better up here!! 💯🤩 With that said, dinner on the 36th floor at “Shangri La” had some pretty awesome views too!! 👍😃

17/11/2024

During my modified Tauck Tour https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ in Sydney yesterday we enjoyed a private tour of the city’s famous Opera House (No pics allowed inside but very impressive building!!) followed by a very scenic private Harbour Cruise and capped it all off with a visit to iconic “Bondi Beach”… as these pics show, Sydney is for sure a Beautiful city!! Looking forward to our tour of the city on foot this morning followed by a “Bridge Climb” on the Sydney’s picturesque bridge that crosses the Harbour… should be fun!! 🤩

16/11/2024

Before flying to Sydney today for the last few days of my modified Tauck Land Tour in Australia 🇦🇺 https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ we enjoyed a Hot Air Balloon ride over the Atherton Table Lands followed by a visit to “Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures”… another fun day “Down Under”!! 💯👍😃

15/11/2024

Super fun day exploring the “Great Barrier Reef” during my “modified” Tauck Land Tour https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ in Australia!! 🇦🇺 Between our helicopter 🚁 ride above the Reef to our semi-submersible ride under the Ocean & hopping into the water to snorkel, it was an adventurous day for sure!! The “Quicksilver” staff made sure we were fed well and had a Great time… I definitely recommend this adventure when you’re in the area!! 💯👍😃

14/11/2024

Today our group was treated to a Beautiful “Skyrail” cable car ride through the “Daintree Rainforest” in Cairns, Australia 🇦🇺… one of the many Memorable experiences you’ll enjoy on a “Tauck” Land Tour in Australia 🇦🇺 & New Zealand! 🇳🇿 https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ And then we checked into the Fabulous “Silky Oaks Lodge”… what a Great property!! 💯🤩 Looking forward to heading to the “Great Barrier Reef” tomorrow morning! 😃

13/11/2024

13/11/2024

Super fun last day in Melbourne, Australia during my “modified” Tauck Land Tour https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ where we did some out of the norm events that Tauck doesn’t usually offer outside of the City where we visited the “Healsville” Sanctuary to see some amazing animals followed by wine tastings and lunch at the “Yering” & “DeBortoli” wineries… and then we capped it all off with a very fun Melbourne “Broadway” Musical… “Sister Act”… it was a Great Day for sure!! 💯🤩 Now off to Cairns to check out the “Great Barrier Reef”! 👏😃

12/11/2024

Fun to be back in Melbourne, Australia again for a few days as it’s definitely hard to not enjoy this Beautiful City with it’s many parks, cafes, great restaurants, friendly people, theatre district, etc.! As I talk about here https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ I’m on a modified/shorter than normal for this area Tauck tour but if you’re planning to visit this area read this first https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ to see why a Tauck land tour in Australia and New Zealand may be a better option for you than a Cruise!

06/11/2024

Are you planning to travel to Australia & New Zealand and are wondering is it best to explore this area on a Cruise or Tauck Land Tour? If so, this article https://www.shawnpower.com/australia-new-zealand-cruise-or-tauck-land-tour/ will help you solve that dilemma! 😀

25/10/2024

For the past 5 years myself/my business have sponsored/"gifted" an individual to attend each of the several "3-day" events LifeApp puts on each year and afterwards I often receive a Thank You/Testimony letter from the participants and the results are truly life changing!! Teresa Penner & Jonathan Penner and their entire group do an AMAZING job at helping people transform their lives in a positive way no matter what area they're struggling in... so proud to support LifeApp and their "3 Day" events as they're truly life-changing... I hope you get to experience one of these special weekends yourself in the near future!! :-)

16/10/2024

If you don't already use "Apple Air Tags" or something similar when you fly to board your Cruise or Tauck Tour, check out this article which gives you some reasons why I STRONGLY suggest you never travel without them!!

And here are 2 more examples of weird experiences my Sister had while flying/it would have been a lot of time wasted if she didn't have "Apple AirTags" or