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Should You Pay Up to Dine Around the New Love Boat?

Imagine if R2D2, the cute little droid from Star Wars, retired and got a job as a waiter. “Your order is here: please wait to be served,” the happy little robot chirps as he (it?) [...]
AmaWaterways

Fast-growing AmaWaterways Adds Executive Strength

Family-owned AmaWaterways has been expanding so quickly the founders are bringing in new talent to boost the leadership team. Former Disney and hospitality industry executive Catherine Powell will join AmaWaterways as President, working alongside well-known [...]
Alaska

No Chain Saw Required for Windstar’s Bamboo

What’s a wood ear? You’ll find out as Windstar Cruises whips up new tastes with its new complimentary Asian/Mediterranean specialty restaurant Basil + Bamboo. The new concept is taking the place of Cuadro 44 restaurant [...]
Cruise Lines

Holland America Making Waves with History

Holland America Line is teaming up with A+E’s The HISTORY Channel to create custom itineraries and shore excursions designed to reveal not only the sights and landmarks of ports but the stories of the civilizations [...]
Caribbean

Celebrity Xcel’s Bazaar Will Change Every Day

A new concept on the coming Celebrity Xcel will be unlike anything at sea, offering guests activities to “explore the world before you even get there,” Celebrity Cruises promises,The Bazaar is a three-level, multi-sensory space [...]

Azamara is Making a Sea Change

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Azamara is Making a Sea Change

Azamara is adding an exclusive range of land options in a rebranding and refocusing of their cruise options. “We’re venturing beyond the sea,” said Larry Pimetel, president and CEO of Azamara, which is part of [...]

5 Italian Lessons: Learning to Do Like the Romans on a Roman Holiday

May 10, 2017 Comments Off

My life as a Roman didn’t get off the smoothest start. A big guy whose name tag said he’s Francesco held up a huge knife and looked perplexed as I tried to tell him what […]

9 Ways Portland Stays Weird While Being the West Coast’s Sanest City

July 16, 2015 1

Keep Portland Weird. It’s a slogan that pops up on walls, bumper stickers and menus around Oregon’s mecca of mellowness. Before a recent cruise by Un-Cruise Adventures up the Columbia River, I had the chance to […]

Athens is Making an Olympic-Class Tourism Recovery

April 20, 2022 1

Squeezing through the massive crowds of shoppers waiting in queues to get into tony stores on Ermou Street or joining waves of tourists making pilgrimages to the Acropolis, it’s almost impossible to believe that five […]

A Trend Takes Root: Oceania Rolls out 200 Plant-based Menu Options

April 9, 2019 Comments Off

Oceania Cruises has created the most extensive plant-based menus at sea as part of their latest innovations in the OceaniaNEXT program to revitalize their fleet. The cruise line is featuring more than 200 new meatless […]

Want a Cruise Deal? Hurry and be Ready to Wait

December 4, 2024 1

Looking for a deal on a cruise getaway in the Caribbean this winter? A record number of other people have the same idea and that’s created an unprecedented demand. While the plethora of Black Friday […]