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Abercrombie & Kent

New Ship to Explore Peru’s Amazon in Style

A new riverboat described as a floating boutique hotel will start exploring the Amazon in 2025 as Abercrombie & Kent’s first South American ship. Featuring 10 double cabins and two single cabins, the as-yet unnamed [...]
Alaska

Holland America Puts Spotlight on Alaska Glaciers

Holland America Line is debuting Glacier Days on its Alaska cruises with expanded We Love Alaska on-board experiences. HAL’s six ships doing cruises from Vancouver and Seattle are featuring more cultural enrichment and culinary and [...]
Australia

Penguins or Wallabies? A Dilemma on an Aussie Island

Decisions, decisions. On a visit to Australia’s Philip Island on a Seabourn Cruises voyage down under, two evening shore excursions were both listed as must-sees.One tour promised us an unforgettable avian airshow as thousands of [...]
Atlas Ocean Voyages

Windstar Adding Two New High-tech Ships to its Fleet

Windstar Cruises is expanding its fleet with two all-suite motor yachts, Star Seeker and Star Explorer. The first of the two ships, Star Seeker is currently being constructed in the WestSEA shipyard in Portugal and [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

New Optimism, New Ships as Cruises Celebrate a Rebound

Big ship orders and a buoyant future for cruising were the buzz at Seatrade Cruise Global, the cruise industry’s biggest confab of the year, held in the second week of April in Miami. Record levels [...]

The Captain is a Lady on Sea Cloud

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on The Captain is a Lady on Sea Cloud

The first Canadian female captain of a cruise ship has been named by Sea Cloud Cruises. Kathryn Whittaker has taken the helm of Sea Cloud II, a sailing ship that accommodates 94 guests. Her path [...]

Aiming for a Love Boat Record

August 7, 2019 Comments Off

Cue The Love Boat theme song! Princess Cruises will attempt to host the largest renewal of vows ceremony at sea in hopes of setting a world record onboard a Valentine’s Day cruise in 2020. Gavin […]

Seven Seas Mariner’s New Look Completes Regent’s Transformation

February 18, 2018 Comments Off

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is completing its fleet-wide refurbishment with an extensive renovation of Seven Seas Mariner. The ship that was the world’s first all-suite, all-balcony cruise ship will emerge with new decor and dramatic […]

After the Encore Comes an Ovation: Keeping it Personal as Seabourn Grows

September 11, 2018 2

In an era when cruise ships are making phenomenal growth spurts, Seabourn Cruise Line has staked its reputation on staying small and personal. Can the new Seabourn Ovation – that’s a third larger than Seabourn’s previous class […]

Antarctica is a Wedding Destination for the First Time

February 22, 2022 Comments Off

For the first time, betrothed couples were legally joined in matrimony on the seventh continent. On Feb. 18, Atlas Ocean Voyages performed the first official wedding on Antarctica. Bride Courtnie Dodson and Groom Brody Vermillion […]

Small Ship MV Origin Joins Gourmet Relais & Chateaux Group

October 26, 2018 Comments Off

MV Origin, a luxury vessel carrying just 20 passengers, has become one of the smallest members of the esteemed Relais & Châteaux collection. It joins an international club of hotels, chefs and restaurants that set […]