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Canada

Is This The Golden Moment for Great Lakes Cruises?

Victory Cruise Line is seeing a big spike in new bookings for its Great Lakes cruises and owner John Waggoner knows why.“I hear it every day: There’s a stalemate in Middle East and the airlines [...]
Destinations

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 [...]
Uncategorized

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 [...]

Exclusive: Why Now is the Best Time Ever to Take a River Cruise

by Wallace Immen in Africa 1

There has been a flood of questions from readers of The Cruisington Times about whether Americans and Canadians are welcome to sail aboard river cruises in Europe again. Who better to answer than Kristin Karst, [...]

Chef Bonacini to Mix it Up on Emerald Sakara Cruise

August 15, 2023 Comments Off

Emerald Cruises is again partnering with Canadian celebrity chef Michael Bonacini, for an eight-day Caribbean Culinary Journey aboard the newly launched, 100-passenger luxury yacht, Emerald Sakara. Sailing round trip out of San Juan on March […]

Odyssey of the Seas Celebration Proves Cruising is Back

November 17, 2021 1

So good, so good, so good. As the bouncy refrain of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline: Good times never felt so good filled the two- level atrium of Odyssey of the Seas, guests spontaneously waved their […]

Norwegian Reveals the Looks and Tastes of its New Prima Class

March 10, 2022 1

Norwegian Cruise Line is showcasing its future in a sneak peek at the first of six new Prima Class ships. A three-level atrium and seven new places to dine are among additions that will join […]

Going Back to the Root (River): A Classic Slice of American Pie

July 23, 2015 5

For a change of pace, The Cruisington Times’ executive editor Wallace Immen made a nostalgic trip far from any seaport–to a family reunion in the heart of America. The clock stopped in Lanesboro, Minnesota in […]

Emirates Flight to Dubai is a Magic Carpet Ride

June 19, 2011 1

I’ve finally discovered what it’s like to be a pampered cat purring in the lap of luxury. And of all places, it’s on an airplane. It’s bed time on my Emirates Airlines flight to Dubai […]