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Asia

A Sneak Peek at Windstar’s Newest Yacht

The first of a new class of ships for Windstar Cruises will arrive with uniquely yacht-like features when she enters service in December 2025. If the Star Seeker looks familiar, she’s a cousin of a series [...]
Caribbean

Why You Need to Sprint to the Sand in Grand Turk

Since when did finding a spot to lay down a beach towel on an island made of sand become a competitive sport? We’re about to find out on a day docked at the only cruise [...]
Africa

Could a Cruise Really Go on Forever?

It’s so easy to settle into a cruise that you might wonder: what would it be like to live at sea? Forget days, or even weeks. Cruise lines are planning voyages that last for two [...]
Alaska

Join Seabourn Experts in Quest for Alaska Adventure

An expedition leader who sailed around the world at age 13; another who became a certified ship captain at 19, and an expert in whale behavior are among the elite expedition team on board as [...]
Celebrity Beyond

Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

It seemed a bafflingly abrupt end to a brilliant career at sea when long-time well-known Capt. Kate McCue announced she was retiring from Celebrity Cruises after a groundbreaking 22 -year career. The first American woman [...]

It’s a Wet, Wild Week in Myanmar for Burma’s Fabulous Water Festival

by Wallace Immen in AmaWaterways Comments Off on It’s a Wet, Wild Week in Myanmar for Burma’s Fabulous Water Festival

It starts with a small drop of water on your shoulder for good luck, but stick around and it will turn into a tidal wave you can’t escape. There’s nothing anywhere quite like Water Festival [...]

Un-Cruise with Blue-foot Boobies in Baja

September 8, 2014 Comments Off

Un-Cruise Adventures offers a new adventure cruise in Mexico’s Sea of Cortés, once described by Jacques Cousteau as the “world’s aquarium.” Beginning in January, 2015, the 84-guest Safari Endeavour will sail to s scenic, remote […]

Been There, but Have You Cruised the Great Lakes?

May 9, 2023 1

You can actually take a cruise from Duluth, Minnesota, all the way to Antarctica. And the ports along the route include Thunder Bay, Parry Sound, Windsor, Cleveland and Toronto. There’s never been a cruise itinerary […]

Crystal Adds Triple Michelin Starred Chef

August 21, 2024 1

Crystal has scored a groundbreaking collaboration with world-renowned chefs Massimiliano Alajmo— the youngest chef ever to be awarded three Michelin stars– and his equally talented brother Raffaele, to bring their unparalleled expertise to specialty dining […]

MSC Ready to Reveal a New World in the Caribbean

March 11, 2025 0

The countdown is in the final hours for what MSC Cruises is promising is a world of new experiences on its biggest ship yet–MSC World America. As its name implies, the 22-deck tall ship featuring […]

AmaWaterways Fleet Growing Again

April 11, 2019 Comments Off

She’ll be called AmaSiena and the new ship added to AmaWaterways fleet in July, 2020 will sail a wide range of itineraries along the Rhine, Main, Moselle and Danube rivers. A sister of AmaLea and […]