Through the Porthole 2: Baby on Board: Second Cruise on Cunard's Queen Victoria: Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, and Cherbourg.

By Gary Troia

New home. New baby. Same longing for open sea.

In Baby on Board, Gary Troia returns to the ocean-this time joined by his wife Marina and their baby daughter, Aemelia-for a five-day cruise aboard Cunard's Queen Victoria, calling at Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, and Cherbourg.

But this is no checklist travel diary. With gentle introspection and honest storytelling, Troia reflects on how his relationship with cruising has deepened. What once felt like novelty now feels like home. The distractions of onboard entertainment take a back seat to something richer: the stillness, the vastness, and the mental freedom found only at sea.

This voyage is shaped by change-new roles, new routines, and the tender weight of fatherhood. Yet, even as life grows more complex, the sea remains simple and constant: a space to pause, reflect, and recalibrate.

A continuation of the Cruise Book Series, Baby on Board is for those who travel not just to see the world, but to better understand themselves within it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1718664737
• ISBN13: 9781718664739
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"