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Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

Viking has opened bookings for a new 19-day Grand Nile Journey itinerary exploring ancient Egypt in unprecedented depth. The explorations in 2028 feature four hotel nights in Egypt’s capital and 14-night sailings between Cairo and [...]
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Explora Rounding out its Family at a Half Dozen

Explora Journeys keeps innovating as its completes its planned fleet of six ships. The luxury cruise brand of MSC Group marked milestones in the building of the final ships in its fleet at a shipyard [...]
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The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]
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Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its sixth and final Prima-class ship, Norwegian Bella, due to debut with weeklong roundtrips from Barcelona in May, 2028.At 1,129 feet and accommodating 3,921 passengers double occupancy she’ll [...]
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Here’s Your Chance to Search for ET on a Cruise

Cultural expedition cruise specialist Swan Hellenic is planning six voyages featuring experts exploring the origins of planets, our Universe and the search for life beyond Earth. The 2027 Explore Space at Sea Series was created [...]

After the Encore Comes an Ovation: Keeping it Personal as Seabourn Grows

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In an era when cruise ships are making phenomenal growth spurts, Seabourn Cruise Line has staked its reputation on staying small and personal. Can the new Seabourn Ovation – that’s a third larger than Seabourn’s previous class [...]

Cruising is Finally Back to Full Strength

June 13, 2022 1

It’s a time for celebrations as cruise line fleets have finally returned to full strength after more than two years of having some ships laid up due to pandemic restrictions. Holland America Line celebrated the […]

Fast-growing AmaWaterways Adds Executive Strength

February 11, 2025 Comments Off

Family-owned AmaWaterways has been expanding so quickly the founders are bringing in new talent to boost the leadership team. Former Disney and hospitality industry executive Catherine Powell will join AmaWaterways as President, working alongside well-known […]

Taking the Plunge: Royal Caribbean Scuba Program is Unique and Fun

February 1, 2017 1

There’s a vastly fascinating part of the world most people have never explored: the unique and brilliantly colorful realm under the sea. It’s about to get a whole lot easier to visit the empire of […]

Around the World in 180 Days

February 15, 2019 Comments Off

To celebrate the complete renovation of a classic ship, Oceania Cruises announced a classic voyage: Around the World in 180 days. The cruise is aboard the 684-guest Insignia, which has just completed a rebuilding of […]

Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia Finally Ready for its Close-up

August 9, 2022 1

It’s been a long time coming—almost a century—but the fantastic vision is finally set in stone. Even if you’ve seen La Sagrada Familia many times on visits to Barcelona, the final reveal is a revelation. […]