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Celebrity Cruises

A Luxury Opportunity to Scratch Your Galapagos Itch

The Galapagos Islands are always a wish-list destination and Celebrity Cruises is opening a new chapter of cruises on their purpose-built exploration ship Celebrity Flora. Bookings are open for more than 50 all-inclusive sailings in [...]
Cruise Lines

Scenic Adding 3 More Ships to Growing Fleet

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Scenic Group has announced another fleet expansion, with three new luxury river ships to join its award-winning portfolio. This includes one new Emerald Star-Ship and two ultra-luxury Scenic Space-Ships, extending their [...]
AmaWaterways

Cruises Get Caught as the Gulf Conflict Spreads

With the Middle East conflict spreading at an epidemic rate, cruise lines are scrambling to avoid disruption and planning far ahead to steer clear of an epic storm. Some were caught in the crosshairs. Three [...]
Celebrity Cruises

Classic Celebrity Takes the Stage With a New Look

Celebrity Cruises is showcasing the bow to stern upgrades of its four Solstice Series ships in a $250-million modernization program. Guests on Celebrity Solstice will find eight new experiences, including four completely new public spaces, and many [...]
Asia

Confessions of an Enchanted Cruise Time Traveller

What if every other day was 25 hours long? What if you could make an entire day vanish–or jump from one year to the next and back again? And what if you could fly home [...]

Can Oceania Make Even Me a Star in the Kitchen?

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on Can Oceania Make Even Me a Star in the Kitchen?

Caution: Don’t take a course in Oceania Cruise’s Culinary Centre on a full stomach. You’ll learn why soon enough. I’m just a guy whose past culinary achievements have been grilling burgers at barbecues and frying [...]

Newest Celebrity Ship Will be Able to Flex its Fuels

April 1, 2023 Comments Off

Innovative engines that can run on three different types of fuel, including clean-burning methanol, will power a fifth Edge-class ship being built for Celebrity Cruises. “By incorporating tri-fueled engines, we are ensuring that as alternative, […]

MSC Reveals Plans for Luxury Explora Journeys Fleet

June 15, 2021 Comments Off

As competing lines build exploration ships that carry just a few hundred, MSC Group plans to go big, building a fleet of 14-deck luxury ships that carry 1,000. At a ceremony for the steel-cutting for […]

Got Cruise Plans for 2028? Hapag-Lloyd Already Does

July 15, 2025 Comments Off

What are you doing for Christmas in 2027? Been thinking about the Caribbean in 2028? Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is encouraging guests to look far ahead in exchange for savings on adventurous voyages on their luxury ships. […]

Join Happy Fish in Pristine Seas

March 24, 2015 Comments Off

They’re calling them the happiest fish on the planet. The United Kingdom has just created the world’s largest fully protected marine reserve around the Pitcairn Archipelago, an overseas territory in the South Pacific Ocean. Travelers […]

Ultra Yachts Making their Long-Awaited Debuts

December 1, 2025 Comments Off

First it was Ritz-Carlton. Now hotel groups Four Seasons and Orient Express are joining the race to have the most luxurious and personal yachts at sea. It’s a story that’s been simmering for years, with […]