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Caribbean

It’s Rum Time with Holland America’s Beachbum

Holland America Line’s exclusive Rum Ambassador program is rolling out the barrels on all sailings of its seven ships in the Caribbean. It’s developed in collaboration with world-renowned beverage experts and historians David Wondrich and [...]
Africa

How Swan Hellenic is Reinventing Expedition Cruises

Ever been to Kalso, Kinsale or Kilwa Kivinje? How about Hermanus or the Abrolhos Archipelago? Neither has any cruise line before Swan Hellenic added them to their coming itineraries. The storied brand has been reborn with [...]
Africa

Camels and a Profusion of Colors on the Road to Marrakesh

They’ve got big eyes, furry ears and goofy, toothy grins– and they had us surrounded on the road in Morocco. It had hardly been the Marrakesh Express since we left Oceania Cruises’ Marina on the [...]
Cruise Lines

A Dock in Venice for Sea Cloud Spirit

The sailing yacht Sea Cloud Sprit is one of the few small cruise ships still entitled to dock in the Grand Lagoon Canal of Venice. To celebrate, the new full-rigged ship built from a century [...]
Cruise Lines

Seabourn Sub Dive Solves 110-Year Mystery

A submersible from Seabourn Cruises’ expedition ship Seabourn Pursuit made a historic discovery during a dive off the coast of Alejandro Selkirk Island in Chile. On October 14, 2024, the sub carrying guests aboard the [...]

Celebrity Apex Delivered Virtually

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Celebrity Apex Delivered Virtually

Despite the cruise shutdown, Celebrity Cruises has taken delivery of its newest ship—this one a virtual handover via video conference with officials of the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Celebrity Apex, with capacity for 2,900 [...]

Holland America Reveals its Top 10 Most Coveted Cruises

August 30, 2011 Comments Off

For frequent cruisers, seven days on a ship is never enough. And if you’ve been to Europe or Alaska or even South America more than once, you’re looking for a cruise itinerary that’s not only […]

Room Service Charge Doesn’t Float

January 7, 2019 Comments Off

Carnival Cruise Line ran into a food fight with plans to begin charging for individual room service items ordered before 10 p.m. It started with a blog by brand ambassador John Heald that said stateroom […]

Norwegian Reveals the Looks and Tastes of its New Prima Class

March 10, 2022 1

Norwegian Cruise Line is showcasing its future in a sneak peek at the first of six new Prima Class ships. A three-level atrium and seven new places to dine are among additions that will join […]

Celestyal is Getting Racey on Arabian Gulf Sailings

March 14, 2024 Comments Off

Celestyal Cruises has tailored three new Arabian Gulf cruises to coincide with the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix races in late 2024. A three-day grandstand race ticket, which includes complimentary transfers to and from […]

Carnival Returning to Europe After All

December 3, 2018 Comments Off

Just days after suggesting it had no future plans to sail in Europe, Carnival Cruise Lines announced that Carnival Legend will operate Carnival’s most diverse European season to date. Legend will do nine- to 16-day […]