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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 [...]

UnCruise Adventures Rescues its Alaska Season

May 3, 2021 Comments Off

UnCruise Adventures has found a workaround to save the Alaska adventures of dozens of guests whose cruises were facing cancellation due to pandemic protocols in Seattle and Vancouver. The company created an alternative itinerary out […]

Opa! Celebrity Xcel Creates New Festivals for Europe

January 15, 2026 Comments Off

New routes mean it’s time for new immersive experiences as Celebrity Xcel shifts to a summer season in the Mediterranean. The newest ship from Celebrity Cruises has a foursome of new festivals in its unique […]

All Packed Up and (Suddenly) There’s No Place to Cruise

January 12, 2022 1

Wallace Immen was booked on a mid-January cruise from St. Maarten aboard Windstar’s Star Legend –until… I was feeling great after finishing packing for a Caribbean getaway and a flight to get away from the […]

How You Can Shape Celebrity’s Newest Ship

July 7, 2025 Comments Off

How’d you like to design your dream cruise ship? Take this simple quiz: Would you rather your surroundings include colorful natural greens and blues or vibrant tropical reds and yellows? Next, would you like to […]

Pacific Cruises Delayed Again as Ports Stay Closed

February 2, 2022 1

Cruise lines are once again shelving plans to resume service in Asia and Australia as Covid continues to keep ports closed. Carnival Cruise Line had planned to sail Carnival Spirit out of a brand new […]