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Halfway to a Dream Fleet, Explora’s Ambitions Keep Growing

With three luxury ocean ships sailing and three more soon to come, Explora Journeys is looking beyond the horizons to even more experiences on the oceans and on Europe’s rivers. It’s a magical moment, Chris [...]
Asia

What Can We Learn from the Tragic End of an Odyssey?

What was sold as the “never-ending cruise” certainly ended in dramatic fashion–with residents told they had just a few hours to pack up and leave their homes at sea.The Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise [...]
Africa

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 [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]

A&K Going Further with Worldwide Cruising Choices

by Wallace Immen in Abercrombie & Kent Comments Off on A&K Going Further with Worldwide Cruising Choices

With a new adventure yacht and a world focus, Abercrombie & Kent has announced its broadest range of cruise choices and experiences. The 2025 Luxury Expedition Cruise portfolio includes 24 cruises across seven continents and [...]

5 Memorable Food Trends Worth Making a Trip to Experience

September 24, 2015 Comments Off

You’re not likely to reminisce about the flight that got you there, but memories of great meals you have on a vacation can last a lifetime. A recent poll for Travelocity.ca found that 75 per cent […]

Join Seabourn Experts in Quest for Alaska Adventure

March 22, 2025 Comments Off

An expedition leader who sailed around the world at age 13; another who became a certified ship captain at 19, and an expert in whale behavior are among the elite expedition team on board as […]

Sugar Beach: MSC’s Sweet New Caribbean Destination

August 6, 2026 Comments Off

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 […]

Silver Spirit Visits Sinai: A Desert Far Beyond Expectations

August 26, 2020 2

Until we can once again cruise to exotic lands, we can dream. Here’s a story that was first posted in The Cruisington Times in 2011. Mount Sinai is timeless and many of the scenes on […]

Shocker on the Rivers: Paddle-wheelers Bound for Scrap Heap

May 21, 2024 1

Can the big wheels keep on turning? A well-known fleet of paddle-wheelers that evoke the Proud Marys and Showboats that plied the rivers of early America face being cut up for scrap after a bankruptcy […]