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Scenic Teams Up with Master Canadian Chefs

Canadian culinary stars Chefs Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk are teaming up with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours for a culinary journey along Portugal’s Douro River. A Chef’s Culinary Adventure of Delightful Douro, sails round [...]
Asia

Oceania Wants You to Settle in for a Long Voyage

Oceania Cruises is 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 [...]

Cunard’s Queen Victoria Gets a Fresh, Yet Classic Look in Major Refit

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Cunard’s Queen Victoria Gets a Fresh, Yet Classic Look in Major Refit

While retaining the elegance, history and nostalgia of Queen Victoria’s art deco past, a month-long refurbishment will update all areas of Cunard Line’s iconic ship. The biggest change is the slicing away of a section [...]

Crew of river ship Avalon Vista celebraates christening

An Auspicious Start for Avalon’s Two New River Ships

May 14, 2012 1

Like all great fairy tales, the events unfolding had a building sense of enchantment. The dual christening ceremony to launch two Avalon Waterways’ Panorama-class ships was a rare event, even for a cruise industry that is […]

Tauck Spreading Wings to Portugal

April 16, 2019 Comments Off

Tauck’s new ship for Portugal’s Douro River is aptly named for a bird that’s the symbol of family. The ms Andorinha with a capacity of just 84 guests, will carry fewer guests than any other […]

7 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Days on Anthem of the Seas

November 18, 2015 1

So what will it be on a day at sea? Play hard or chill out? Eat sensibly or splurge? Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas is designed to be a floating world with a huge […]

Victory Locks in Regional Flavors with Culinary Curator

July 23, 2026 Comments Off

Victory Cruise Lines is making a commitment to regional Canadian and American cuisine with a new Culinary Curator. James Beard Award winner and television personality Michelle Bernstein has been named Chef Partner. Working alongside the […]

10 Exceptional Things to Discover on Celebrity Apex

November 29, 2021 2

Celebrity Apex may be the second arrival in a new line of ships from Celebrity Cruises, but it packs a number of firsts. And there are so many attractions on board that even in a week, […]