“Humans cannot discover new oceans unless they have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide
I have sailed on the ocean for years in big cruise ships and small yachts. I have worked for Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Renaissance Cruises. I have traveled on the inaugural of NCL Bliss with the artist, Wyland, on Fathom Adonia to see the philanthropy projects in the DR, on Viking Cruises to visit the Christmas markets, on Avalon to scuba dive in Cuba and on Ecoventura’s Theory in the Galapagos to see the blue footed booby.
I have always loved to be on the sea and during this time of COVID19, I miss sailing, I miss traveling and I miss people. I wanted to share the stories and videos from some of my past adventures. I hope we can cruise again someday.
NCL Bliss
Galapagos on Ecoventura’s THEORY
Viking Atla in Europe to see the Christmas Markets
Fathom Adonia to the Dominican Republic
Carnival Breeze to sail with my roommate, Jennifer!
My bucket list birthday trip: Scuba diving in Cuba!
Lisa Niver is an award-winning travel expert who has explored 102 countries on six continents. This University of Pennsylvania graduate sailed across the seas for seven years with Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, and Renaissance Cruises and spent three years backpacking across Asia. Discover her articles in publications from AARP: The Magazine and AAA Explorer to WIRED and Wharton Magazine, as well as her site WeSaidGoTravel.
On her award nominated global podcast, Make Your Own Map, Niver has interviewed Deepak Chopra, Olympic medalists, and numerous bestselling authors, and as a journalist has been invited to both the Oscars and the United Nations. For her print and digital stories as well as her television segments, she has been awarded three Southern California Journalism Awards and two National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards and been a finalist twenty-two times.
Named a #3 travel influencer for 2023, Niver talks travel on broadcast television at KTLA TV Los Angeles, her YouTube channel with over 2 million views, and in her memoir, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty.