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Asia

China Meets Europe with new Danube River Ship

Century Cruises is expanding into Europe with a new Danube River ship, Century Star.The Chinese line which has specialized in ships touring the Yangtze River is launching a 78- luxury -cabin ship, being designed and [...]
Cruise Lines

Oceania Teases a Peek at Its Ship of the Future

Oceania Cruises has pulled back the curtain on Oceania Sonata, the first in a new class of ship it calls a New Era of Luxury at Sea. Set to debut in 2027, the vessel will [...]
Abercrombie & Kent

Amazing: Crystal Names its New Ship Grace

Crystal Cruises’ first new ship in a quarter of a century, Crystal Grace, promises to live up to her name said Cristina Levis, CEO of A&K Travel Group who announced the name choice. “It reflects [...]
Alaska

Why You’ll Want to Become a Star Seeker with Windstar

Think of cruise ships as planets. In an ongoing series, Designing New Worlds, The Cruisington Times explores behind the scenes as ingenious designers create self-sufficient floating worlds.Windstar’s first new ship in a decade, Star Seeker [...]
Cruise Lines

Dream of Owning a Home at Sea? Not So Fast

Crescent Seas, a start-up company planning to sell condos on cruise ships is backing out of a high-profile charter of two well-known ships and pushing plans for offering homes at sea far into the future. [...]

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

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on A Trend Takes Root: Oceania Rolls out 200 Plant-based Menu Options

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 [...]

Chef Bonacini to Mix it Up on Emerald Sakara Cruise

August 15, 2023 Comments Off

Emerald Cruises is again partnering with Canadian celebrity chef Michael Bonacini, for an eight-day Caribbean Culinary Journey aboard the newly launched, 100-passenger luxury yacht, Emerald Sakara. Sailing round trip out of San Juan on March […]

A Day With the Cruise Gang at the Cozu-mall

January 19, 2025 1

We’re told that Cozumel Island, where Sun Princess is docked alongside four more of the biggest cruise ships ever built is the place the ancients came to get into the mood for love. The Maya […]

10 Strategies for Avoiding ‘What’s Going Around’ on Your Travels

January 22, 2020 Comments Off

Mysterious, and seemingly flying around the world, a potentially deadly virus outbreak is in the news yet again. This time it’s called covid-19 and it’s landed in North America. But threats of outbreaks are coming at […]

A new Spirit for Sea Cloud Fleet

November 20, 2018 Comments Off

It’s always a special event when a new tall ship hits the waves and Sea Cloud Cruises has the Spirit. Sea Cloud Spirit, a new sailing ship with 43,000 square feet of sail area will […]

Celebrity Flora: New Luxury Ship to Explore the Galapagos Islands

November 16, 2017 Comments Off

Celebrity Cruises is raising the bar for its expedition fleet with plans for a revolutionary Galapagos explorer, the Celebrity Flora. The 100-passenger ship is designed for marine exploration and includes anchorless technology that maintains the […]