Über „Der Sonne entgegen“
Unabhängig davon, ob es um die Planung einer Reise geht, oder ob man einfach nur davon träumt – unser Reise- und Lifestyle-Blog sorgt garantiert für Inspiration. Träumen Sie von exotischen Urlaubszielen. Sehen Sie die Welt mit neuen Augen. Erwecken Sie die schlummernde Wanderlust. Dann kann es losgehen.
Im Reise- und Lifestyle-Blog von Norwegian finden Sie Ratschläge zu Kreuzfahrten und Reisetipps für Abenteurer, die den Nervenkitzel suchen und für die, die sich gerne entspannen und die Seele baumeln lassen. Entdecken Sie interessante Kulturen und unvergessliche Sehenswürdigkeiten. Lesen Sie die Tipps unserer Reise- und Kreuzfahrtexperten von Norwegian Cruise Line, was man während des Urlaubs tun und nicht tun sollte, damit dieser zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis wird.
Unsere Reiseexperten
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Megan Baldor
Megan Baldor is a contract senior copywriter for Norwegian Cruise Line and a freelance travel writer who has published articles in national and regional publications. She currently lives in North Carolina but wait a year or two and that'll probably change - military family. If she's not behind a computer or snuggled up with a book, you can find Megan out cycling, hiking or chasing after her two young children and small, Ewok-looking dog. -
Becky Randel
Becky Randel is a contract copywriter for Norwegian Cruise Line as well as a freelance journalist & content creator, and a regular contributor to publications such as PEOPLE Magazine, American Way, Mommy Nearest, Women's Health, Billboard, Ocean Drive, The Daily Meal, and more. Becky lives in Miami with her husband, two sons, and rescue dog. When she's not writing (or driving her kids), she's either reading, walking on the beach, or obsessively researching her next travel destination. Visit her website at beckyrandel.com.
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Meghan Palmer
Meghan Palmer is a writer and contributor for Conde Nast Traveler. -
Olivia Klupar
Olivia Klupar is a Skagway native and the CEO and Founder of Voyij.com, Alaska's local e-commerce marketplace for travelers to connect with small businesses from their favorite port towns and shop online. Voyij.com is on a mission to share the joy of Alaska with others and support local businesses, artists, and communities. Discover local and shop online with Voyij.com. -
Rebecca Winters
Rebecca, Senior Director, NCL Creative Group, leads NCL's in-house creative agency-an enthusiastic team of creative and operations directors, art directors, copywriters and project managers supporting the Norwegian brand. She's an avid traveler and lives in South Florida with her husband, two cats and one very spoiled lab-chow pup. Her favorite cruises are Alaska, Hawaii and Bermuda. -
Julie Balter
Julie Balter ist Autorin und Yogi und geht gern kalkulierte Risiken ein. Nach mehreren Jahren Tätigkeit in der Filmindustrie als Führungskraft für SAG-AFTRA zog Julie nach Delray Beach in Florida, wo jeder Tag am Ozean beginnt und endet. In between, she teaches yoga, writes for national and regional publications, and plots her next big travel adventure.www.yogaandmuse.com -
Cassandra Aguililla
Cassandra Aguililla is a seasoned writer born and raised in southern Florida. She graduated in 2015 from Florida International University with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Arts. With a wide range of niche interests and pop-culture knowledge beyond her years, Cassandra always finds a unique way to make audiences connect with her story. Lover of puns, animals, science fiction, art, and travel, her writing style is characteristic to her energetic and eccentric personality. -
Connie Motz
Connie Motz ist preisgekrönte freiberufliche Autorin in British Columbia, Kanada. She is also a proud 5-year breast cancer survivor & Celiac traveler. Connie lädt sie auf ihr Blog Travel Writer ein. Sie finden es unter www.conniemotz.com. Folgen Sie ihr auf Twitter oder Pinterest oder treffen Sie sie auf Linkedin. -
Emily Mendez
Emily Mendez is a former private practice psychotherapist turned freelance writer. She began her writing career developing psychology-related content and discovered a passion for writing. Emily is thrilled to write about travel— especially cruises— as this is her preferred way to see the world. Emily has traveled to over 12 different countries from Iceland to Haiti. She looks forward to continuing to search for adventure both near and far. Visit Emily’s blog for more travel stories and inspiration. -
Alicia Palma
Alicia is a Miami native, cruise lover, and team member at NCL.com. Her first cruise memory is of discovering the Caribbean's turquoise waters. Her favorite cruise memory is honeymooning in Belize. One day, she hopes to cruise the Inside Passage. -
Claire Smith
Claire Smith is a Senior Copywriter at NCL. With her home port in Washington D.C., she loves all things food and travel and will go out of her way to find the best gluten-free bite-especially if that bite is a donut-wherever she goes. -
Ikam Acosta
Ikam Acosta is a crisis counselor and freelance writer. She has traveled to Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, England, Greece, Turkey, the Bahamas, and most of our 50 states. She loves to take road trips, lounge on the beach, and explore ancient ruins. An avid geocacher, Ikam enjoys discovering new places, even in her hometown. She has been blogging since 2006, and has also written about music, entertainment, and culture. With travel being one of her main passions, she is looking forward to her next vacation and the opportunity to visit a new and exciting land. -
Lauren Matyear
Lauren is a writer and content strategist with over three years' experience in writing blog posts, articles, and eBooks. Having been to Mexico, Europe, and all over the United States, she loves to explore and witness different cultural traditions. She currently lives in Ukraine and nurtures her love of travel through writing and learning about new places. -
Elizabeth Startz
After spending 30 years as an elementary teacher and principal in South Texas, Elizabeth and husband James moved to Juneau, Alaska, where she is a cruiser-to-cruiser online chat contractor for NCL and a travel agent specializing in anything Disney! In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys reading, crafting and collecting Russian nesting dolls. -
Anna Lisa Greene
Traveling is a way of life for Anna Lisa. She has spent fall days in the Appalachian Mountains, winter days in Paris and NYC, spring days all over the Caribbean, and summer days on the beach in her hometown off the Carolina coast. Her favorite way to travel is always by cruise, and her favorite destination is always the Caribbean, but she also loves taking weekend trips all over the Southeast U.S. with her husband. When she isn't traveling, she spends as many days as possible sitting under an umbrella while listening to music on the beach. -
Barbara Foster
Barbara began her cruising obsession with her Honeymoon on the Norwegian Majesty in 1999, and is currently a Platinum Plus Latitudes Rewards member, having spent 134 days sailing a variety of Norwegian ships. Barbara is also a full-time foster mom to three men with developmental disabilities. Her passion for cruising Norwegian led her straight to Norwegian's website, where she provides live chat support for site visitors who have questions. In her spare time she's also a travel agent specializing in Norwegian Cruise Line, of course. -
Rachel Sigur
Rachel ist eine passionierte Reisende, Abenteurerin, Forscherin und Essensliebhaberin. Schon als kleines Kind wurde sie vom Reisefieber angesteckt, als ihr Vater sie auf seine Geschäftsreisen mitnahm, die sich hauptsächlich um Hotelkasinos drehten. Schließlich entwickelte sie eine Reiseshow und war damit auf der ganzen Welt unterwegs. Rachels unvergesslichste Reise führte sie 2016 nach Afrika, wo sie zusammen mit ihren Freundinnen den höchsten Berg des Kontinents, den Kilimandscharo bestieg. Rachel kommt ursprünglich aus New Orleans und liebt es, ihre eigene Stadt aus den Augen einer Touristin zu sehen. Sie schreibt Artikel für eine Website aus New Orleans namens NOLA Weekend. Sie können Rachels Reisen auf Instagram unter @rachel_nola oder auf Facebook unter /rachel.sigur folgen. Ihre Artikel finden Sie unter nolaweekend.com. -
Tom Roesser
Tom Roesser currently lives in Miami, where he thoroughly enjoys being surrounded by cruise ships! Born & raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, he's been on over 50 cruises and is always looking forward to his next one. -
Amy Hoff
Amy Hoff is a writer, novelist, filmmaker, folklorist, and historian. She has spent her life on the road. A true drifter in vintage leather-jacket-and-diner American style, she has traveled by sea and by land. A guest lecturer aboard cruise ships worldwide, she has a passion for history, culture, practical travel, and that great little restaurant around the corner in your next destination that's going to become your new fave, and that one local pub where everybody knows your name. -
Jonathan Stephen
Jonathan ist ein reisebegeisterter Foodie aus Long Island, NY. Jonathan lebt zurzeit in Miami und verbringt seine Tage mit der Arbeit an Websites und Marketing-Projekten. Abends versucht er sich in der Küche beim Nachkochen von Rezepten seiner bekannten Lieblingsköche. Jonathan hat schon mehr als 30 Länder bereist und geht dabei gern ungewöhnliche Wege. In seinem Traumurlaub hätte er absolut gar nichts zu tun, außer die Aussicht bei einem guten Cocktail in einem einheimischen Lokal an seinem Urlaubsort zu genießen. -
Ralph Galarrita
Nachdem Ralph ein Regierungsgelehrter in der öffentlichen Verwaltung wurde und sein Associate Degree in Krankenpflege erhielt, verbrachte er mehrere Jahre damit, seine öffentlichen und kundenorientierten Servicefähigkeiten zu verfeinern. With years of experience as an event organizer and host, Ralph now travels the world as an Executive Casino Host aboard Norwegian Breakaway. -
Dean Blaine
Dean Blaine was seven years old the first time he saw the ocean, the first time he saw that horizon line where the water meets the sky. Wow! The world is huge, he thought. He couldn't see the end of it. He then realized that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be able to explore it all. But many years later, he tries. As a professional travel writer, Dean has traversed the planet via boat, plane, train, horse and camel. He's seen the pyramids in Egypt, the cathedrals in Europe, and the Big Five while on African safari. He's chased the legend of James Bond in Jamaica, followed in the footsteps of Hemingway in Paris, and become a Blue Man for a story on the famous Blue Man Group. He considers it a great honor to be able to share his experiences with readers. -
Charles Fischer
Charles is a New Jersey native and moderate traveler. Er liebt es, wann immer möglich, in die lokale Kultur einzutauchen und versucht, die typischen Touren à la Rick Steve zu vermeiden. Stattdessen macht er lieber die Straßen ein wenig unsicher, bevor er in seine Heimat Miami Beach zurück muss. Sein Traumurlaub wäre es, eine Wohnung in Beirut zu mieten und dort einen Monat lang einen Arabisch-Koch- und -Sprachkurs zu machen. -
Evelyn Frank
The opportunity to travel the Americas came at a young age for this Colombian-American. Indem sie mit ihrem Vater Urlaub machte, erlernte Evelyn schnell die Regeln des Reisens. Bereits mit sieben Jahren hatte sie mehrere Länder in Zentral- und Südamerika und der Karibik besucht. Evelyn freut sich bereits darauf, mit ihrem Mann und Sohn im Laufe der nächsten Jahre neue Reiseziele zu entdecken. -
Claudia Aguirre
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Jennifer Pintaluba
Jen is a Georgia native who fell in love with traveling as a child while visiting Europe and The Caribbean with her family. Während ihrer Studienzeit verbrachte sie einige Monate in der italienischen Stadt Siena, in der sie die italienische Sprache und Kultur lieben lernte. Außerdem hat sie die südamerikanischen Länder Argentinien und Uruguay bereist. Zu ihren Lieblings-Reiseerinnerungen zählen Sonnenbaden in Punta Del Este, Wanderungen durch die italienischen Bergstädte von Cinque Terre und der Ausflug ins pulsierende Sevilla während der Feria De Abril. -
Jennifer Wu
Als Amerikanerin chinesischer Abstammung der ersten Generation weiß Jen genau, was es bedeutet, Kulturen miteinander zu verbinden. As a child, her frequent trips to China has sparked her love for traveling and that love has followed her ever since. Besides China, she has also trekked throughout Europe and the Caribbean and is currently thinking of her next destination to visit. Auf Reisen lernt sie am liebsten die Bewohner vor Ort kennen, vor allem bei einem guten Essen. -
Shayna Penn
Shayna ist Bühnenmanager und arbeitet derzeit auf der Norwegian Escape. When she's not working you can find her reading, writing or finding the best coffee in port. -
S. Awan
Sarah Awan ist eine freie Autorin, die zwischen Brooklyn und Miami pendelt. Sie schreibt über Reisen, Essen, Liebe und Kultur und strebt als Mutter von zwei lebhaften Jungs nach einem Leben mit der Kunst.