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Caribbean

Watch a New Ship Being Born—MSC World Atlantic

MSC Cruises next flagship, MSC World Atlantic reached a milestone as the ship touched water for the first time at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The float out marks an important stage in [...]
Cruises

Is it Time to Dip Your Toes in the Ganges?

You’ve cruised the Rhine, the Danube and the Seine. Now it may be time to do something extraordinary and explore rivers in India with thousands of years in history. Scenic Cruises– better known for ocean [...]
Aman at Sea

Are $7,000 a Night Cruises Sustainable?

Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express, Aman Resorts. Luxury hotel chains seem to have all decided at once to put their oars in the water with new small ships that promise the ultimate in comfort and [...]
Cruise Lines

Silversea Sweetens the Benefits for Top Suites

Silversea Cruises is organizing its suites into four categories, including one described as Residences. And the top categories are getting new perks on top of Silversea’s existing inclusions, such as butler service, 24-hour in-suite dining, [...]
Celestyal Cruises

Middle East is Erased from Cruise Maps for Years

Cruises lines are now expecting the Persian Gulf is going to be a no-go zone for a long, long time. Explora Journeys has just scratched 2028 Middle East itineraries for two of its ships. They [...]

Azamara Offers Modern Day Cure for Greek Island Fever on Visit to Ancient Kos

by Wallace Immen in Azamara Cruises Comments Off on Azamara Offers Modern Day Cure for Greek Island Fever on Visit to Ancient Kos

Limp in, leap out was the theory of health care in ancient Greece. Hospitals were kind of tough-love health spas where you stayed until you got better. But a lot of it depended on how [...]

AmaMagna, the Small Ship with Big Ambitions and Room to Roam

July 25, 2019 Comments Off

AmaMagna is a clear departure from any river cruise ships you’ve sailed on in the past. It’s twice as wide as what has until now been the standard for European river ships. It’s got four […]

Oceania Expands Spa Program Ashore

October 17, 2019 Comments Off

Reflexology on a rice barge, meditation in a winery and apitherapy at a bee farm are among the unique new offerings of Oceania Cruises’ expanded spa and wellness offerings. As part of the brand’s OceaniaNEXT […]

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. […]

A Royal Beach for Royal Caribbean

October 31, 2019 Comments Off

Royal Caribbean International will expand its ultimate beach day collection with the launch of a Royal Beach Club in Antigua. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Antigua and Barbuda for […]

A&K Charting a Course to the North Pole

February 11, 2023 Comments Off

As interest in small-ship expedition cruising continues to grow, Abercrombie & Kent is adding a luxury icebreaker to its fleet for 2024. The exclusive charter of Ponant Cruises’ ship Le Commandant Charcot will allow it […]