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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 [...]

Royal Caribbean Raises Curtain on Even Grander Symphony of the Seas

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines 1

It’s no surprise that the Symphony of the Seas will be the biggest cruise ship yet. Royal Caribbean International makes sure that each sister of the famous Oasis of the Seas gets at least a [...]

How MSC Plans to Dominate the Young Cruise Market

July 22, 2024 1

Young travellers are driving a cruise boom, according to the Cruise Lines International Association’s 2024 State of the Cruise Industry report. Its surveys find that 88 per cent of Millennials and 86 per cent of […]

China Meets Europe with new Danube River Ship

November 30, 2025 Comments Off

Century Cruises is expanding into Europe with a new Danube River ship, Century Star. The Chinese line which has specialized in ships touring the Yangtze River is launching a 78- luxury -cabin ship, being designed […]

Can You Cut It on an Oceania Gourmet Tour?

February 23, 2025 1

How hard is cider in Halifax? How do you forge a Japanese knife worthy of Kobe beef? They’re among the insights you can gain in an expanded range of Culinary Discovery Tours from Oceania Cruises. […]

Crystal’s New Look Features Fewer Guests, Grander Spaces

July 11, 2023 1

It’s been a year in the making, now Crystal Cruises is being relaunched with an upgraded look to appeal to long-time fans of the line back and attract a new following of luxury cruisers. From […]

10 Strategies for Avoiding ‘What’s Going Around’ on Your Travels

January 22, 2020 Comments Off

Mysterious, and seemingly flying around the world, a potentially deadly virus outbreak is in the news yet again. This time it’s called covid-19 and it’s landed in North America. But threats of outbreaks are coming at […]