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The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]
Cruise Lines

Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its sixth and final Prima-class ship, Norwegian Bella, due to debut with weeklong roundtrips from Barcelona in May, 2028.At 1,129 feet and accommodating 3,921 passengers double occupancy she’ll [...]
Cruise Lines

Here’s Your Chance to Search for ET on a Cruise

Cultural expedition cruise specialist Swan Hellenic is planning six voyages featuring experts exploring the origins of planets, our Universe and the search for life beyond Earth. The 2027 Explore Space at Sea Series was created [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Fleet Shuffles Will Grow HAL and Shrink Cunard

It’s not just deck chairs, Carnival Corp. is rearranging its fleets. Holland America Line will see its lineup grow to 12 ships with the addition of P&O Cruises’ ship Arcadia. At the same time, Cunard [...]
AmaWaterways

Lessons Learned from Europe’s Low Water Crisis

After a summer of historic drought in Europe, river cruising is still facing unprecedented stress. Water levels across several sections of the Danube remain critically low and have not recovered sufficiently to restore normal navigation, [...]

Seabourn Passengers Make Like Mountain Goats on a Norwegian Trek

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on Seabourn Passengers Make Like Mountain Goats on a Norwegian Trek

I couldn’t get the Beatles tune The Long and Winding Road out of my head as passengers from Seabourn Cruise Line’s new Seabourn Ovation started out down a rocky mountainside road that’s best suited for mountain [...]

Havana Bar on the rebuilt Carnival Sunshine

Carnival Sunshine’s Transformation Showcases the Destiny of the Fun Ships

July 23, 2013 Comments Off

It’s fitting that Carnival Cruise Lines chose its ship called Destiny as the showcase for an ambitious plan to re-engineer its Fun Ships. “When we first decided to change the name of Carnival Destiny to […]

Future’s a Gas as Cruises Green Up

December 27, 2016 1

Expect to hear a lot more about clean burning fuels, recycling and apps to eliminate paper work as cruise lines work to prove themselves more environmentally friendly in 2017. Cruise ships powered by liquefied natural […]

Oceania Expands Spa Program Ashore

October 17, 2019 Comments Off

Reflexology on a rice barge, meditation in a winery and apitherapy at a bee farm are among the unique new offerings of Oceania Cruises’ expanded spa and wellness offerings. As part of the brand’s OceaniaNEXT […]

As the River Cruise Boom Goes Global, Innovation is the Word for 2020

February 24, 2020 Comments Off

There’s no cruise experience quite as serene as relaxing on a river ship and watching gorgeous, ever-changing scenery pass slowly by. Smooth sailing and the ability to dock right in the center of cities that […]

Klutz Meets Creativity and Discovery in Enriched Princess Youth Programs

January 23, 2017 Comments Off

Create a solar system; learn how to survive in the Alaskan wilderness; make decorative cakes or Klutz crafts. These are just a few of the challenging activities being added to expanded and enriched youth programs […]