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Asia

Oceania Wants You to Settle in for a Long Voyage

Oceania Cruises lis stretching the definition of cruises to remarkable lengths. A new menu of options includes cruises that range from 31-day explorations to 180-day circumnavigations.Oceania’s fleet will be calling at more than 600 destinations [...]
Celebrity Beyond

Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

Capt. Kate McCue is resigning from her role as captain at Four Seasons Yachts and intends to spend more time with her family. She shared the decision in an Instagram video in which she says [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Think Cruising isn’t Sustainable? Carnival Begs to Differ

Carnival Corporation is defending the sustainability of cruising, saying not only has it met targets for cutting emissions early, it is raising its eco-friendly goals and will achieve them sooner. The world’s biggest cruise company, [...]
Caribbean

Sugar Beach: MSC’s Sweet New Caribbean Destination

There’s a new name on the cruise map for MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys in the Caribbean. Catalina Sugar Beach is the newest private island destination off the coast of La Romana, Dominican Republic.Set to [...]
AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought that’s led to record low river levels in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”As a heat wave continues, an extended drought [...]

Sleuths are Finally Ranking Cruise Cuisine

by Wallace Immen in Celebrity Cruises Comments Off on Sleuths are Finally Ranking Cruise Cuisine

Forbes Travel Guide, a global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas, and ocean cruises is expanding its ratings to cruise restaurants. Considered a cruise industry first, the 2025 ship ratings and restaurant accolades will [...]

5 Must-Sees in Rome that Most Visitors Never Get to See

August 25, 2016 Comments Off

All roads may lead to Rome, but it’s still an hour’s drive away from Civitavecchia, where cruise ships have to dock. That means with travel time, a day on our own excursion to Rome from […]

Love Boats to Get New Look

February 8, 2016 Comments Off

Princess Cruises is changing it logo for the first time in a quarter of a century. The new livery will first appear in 2017 on the Majestic Princess, the first ship the company has designed […]

Cruises Detour by the Dozen to Avoid Red Sea Unrest

April 3, 2024 1

This is a developing story being updated as new information is available Cruise lines are scrambling to re-route around the Red Sea due to ongoing attacks on commercial ships. It’s costing them a bundle and […]

First River Ship Dedicated to Solo Cruising

September 17, 2025 Comments Off

Riviera Travel is taking a singular approach with one of its European river ships. Beginning in 2027, its MS George Eliot will exclusively sail solo departures on the Danube, Rhine and Moselle rivers, marking the […]

On Oceania’s World Cruiser You Can Settle in for Half a Year

May 3, 2022 1

Can you fall in love with a cruise ship? A lot of the guests on Insignia clearly have. We’ve just boarded, but striking up conversations with fellow passengers, it turns out many have already been […]