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Oceania Crafting a Ship Dedicated to Long Voyages

Oceania Cruises will re-launch a ship as its dedicated world cruiser after a renovation designed to make it feel like a “home at sea.” Oceania Aurelia will be the new name of Nautica, a ship [...]
Cruises

Wind Star Reborn After 40 Years Under Sail

The yacht that started it all has a fresh new look. When Windstar Cruises 148-guest Wind Star debuted 40 years ago, she helped pioneer a new kind of cruising, with automated sails, an intimate scale, [...]
Cruise Lines

Holland America Investing in Sweeping Fleet Upgrades

Building on record performance, Holland America Line plans a $500-million investment to reimagine six ships. Holland America Evolution is the most ambitious guest experience update in the company’s 153-year history, to deliver a comprehensive bow-to-stern [...]
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Master Cuisine Showcasing on Oceania’s Newest Ship

In a landmark collaboraton, Oceania Cruises has revealed details of La Table par Maîtres Cuisiniers de France to debut aboard the brand’s next-generation ship, Oceania Sonata, coming in 2027..La Table is the first and only [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Cruise Execs Confident Despite Continuing Challenges

With a war going on and fuel prices spiking, it’s a challenging moment, but cruise leaders remain optimistic about long-term growth. At the annual State of the Industry session at Seatrade Cruise Global meeting held [...]

Gresham Palace: A Grand Budapest Hotel with Four Seasons Flair

by Wallace Immen in Destinations Comments Off on Gresham Palace: A Grand Budapest Hotel with Four Seasons Flair

Boy am I glad my job isn’t being the glass cleaner at the Four Seasons Gresham Palace in Budapest. The hotel’s stunningly sensual Art Nouveau stained glass, crystal chandeliers and even the hand-made glazed tiles [...]

AmaMagna: Twice as Much to Love on a Romantic Danube River Cruise

September 2, 2019 Comments Off

It’s a remarkable feat as the captain eases AmaMagna gently and precisely into a lock on the Danube. There doesn’t seem to be more than a couple inches of clearance on either side of this […]

Crystal Adds Triple Michelin Starred Chef

August 21, 2024 1

Crystal has scored a groundbreaking collaboration with world-renowned chefs Massimiliano Alajmo— the youngest chef ever to be awarded three Michelin stars– and his equally talented brother Raffaele, to bring their unparalleled expertise to specialty dining […]

Why a Daytime Panama Canal Crossing is Still an Essential Cruise Adventure

December 4, 2018 1

Clang, clang, clang go the cute little electric trolleys that are still known as mules. Crystal Serenity seems to move in slow motion as the lock gates open and close at a stately pace. It takes […]

Thiiptara restaurant at Bangkok Peninsula

The Peninsula, a Serene Retreat from the Bustle of Bangkok

February 26, 2015 1

I always love it when I know even before I step into the lobby of a hotel that my stay is going to be a special occasion. By the time our limousine drives through acres of […]

AmaWaterways Newest River is the Ancient Nile

September 13, 2021 Comments Off

AmaWaterways has launched its newest ship AmaDahlia on an ancient, fascinating river—the Nile. Guests sailing the inaugural Secrets of Egypt & The Nile itinerary were joined by co-founders Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst for a […]