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Africa

As The World Churns, Cruises Sail Around Trouble

Cruises get planned years in advance, but ship itineraries can be changed overnight. So there’s some comfort behind the turmoil of the past few weeks that’s seeing cruise lines hastily alter course. Officials are hoping [...]
Africa

Discovering an Adventurous New Galaxy of Intimate Ships

It seems everyone got the same idea at the same time: there’s an untapped demand for a small ship that can explore the far corners of the globe in the luxury you expect at the [...]
Asia

Add It Up: Big New Ships Offer More Than Ever

No matter how popular their ships are, cruise lines expanding their fleets aren’t content with just more of the same. The big new cruisers launching in 2026 are invariably a little larger than their sisters [...]
Central America

What a Croc! Discovering Laws of the Jungle in Costa Rica

You can’t help but be awed by the beauty of the lush Costa Rican coast. And somehow things get more awe-inspiring as you go into the uplands and jungles. We’re about to experience a panorama [...]
Cruise Lines

Ultra Yachts Making their Long-Awaited Debuts

First it was Ritz-Carlton. Now hotel groups Four Seasons and Orient Express are joining the race to have the most luxurious and personal yachts at sea. It’s a story that’s been simmering for years, with [...]

Bizarre Plan to Turn Cruise Ship into Offshore Condo Scrapped

by Wallace Immen in Central America 3

A scheme to turn a former Love Boat into an offshore community for people who prefer to pay in Bitcoin seemed a little too weird to be true. And now the whole project and the [...]

Ducking Out of Dubrovnik on a Unique Holland America Tour

August 29, 2011 2

The marble streets of Dubrovnik have been polished to a gleaming smoothness by the millions of feet that have walked over them. And on a typical morning in tourist season, it can seem like all […]

8 Reasons Why Crystal Symphony is Better Than Ever

July 10, 2024 1

You can’t keep a winner down. On her return to service, the classic Crystal Symphony has a strikingly fresh new look, with the verve and determination to make new magic. The ship is attracting a […]

Azamara Offers Modern Day Cure for Greek Island Fever on Visit to Ancient Kos

July 14, 2013 Comments Off

Limp in, leap out was the theory of health care in ancient Greece. Hospitals were kind of tough-love health spas where you stayed until you got better. But a lot of it depended on how […]

Old San Juan Puts on a Happy Face as Puerto Rico Comes Bouncing Back

April 23, 2019 Comments Off

You’ve never seen old San Juan so immaculate. Businesses and restaurants are sporting fresh coats of paint in pinks, golds and blues. Brigades of volunteers in matching fluorescent shirts patrol the streets with brooms and […]

These Homes at Sea Come with Sky-High Price Tags

September 12, 2022 Comments Off

If you’ve got $10-million or so to spare, a new company called Ocean Residences would like you to check out a luxury apartment in their new eco-friendly floating home. Plans for Njord— described as a […]