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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 [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Fleet Shuffles Will Grow HAL and Shrink Cunard

It’s not just deck chairs, Carnival Corp. is rearranging its fleets. Holland America Line will see its lineup grow to 12 ships with the addition of P&O Cruises’ ship Arcadia. At the same time, Cunard [...]
AmaWaterways

Lessons Learned from Europe’s Low Water Crisis

After a summer of historic drought in Europe, river cruising is still facing unprecedented stress. Water levels across several sections of the Danube remain critically low and have not recovered sufficiently to restore normal navigation, [...]

Scenic Expands Geographic Cruises

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Scenic Expands Geographic Cruises

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and National Geographic Expeditions are kicking off their third season as river cruise partners with an expanded line-up of experiential cruises that include sailings in Russia, Egypt, France’s Rhône River [...]

Planned design of Celebrity cruise ships

Celebrity Commits to a Revolution

October 7, 2017 Comments Off

We’re talking about a revolution, but it’s one that’s being meticulously plotted. Starting in 2019 Celebrity Cruises has committed to spend $400-million renovating and upgrading their fleet to give all nine ships the feel of […]

Can you make Perfect Badder? Royal’s Going to Try

May 20, 2025 Comments Off

Bigger, badder, bolder. Those are the lofty goals Royal Caribbean wants to hit with its massive new destination for its cruises to Mexico. Perfect Day Mexico in Costa Maya will be Royal Caribbean’s largest private […]

Our Annual Survey: What’s your Favorite Restaurant at Sea and Why?

November 23, 2016 2

It’s that time again. We’re asking the readers of The Cruisington Times to nominate their favorite cruise ship restaurants. The choices have proliferated this year with a host of new ships offering innovative alternative restaurants. […]

Scenic Teams Up with Master Canadian Chefs

August 20, 2026 Comments Off

Canadian culinary stars Chefs Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk are teaming up with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours for a culinary journey along Portugal’s Douro River. A Chef’s Culinary Adventure of Delightful Douro, sails round […]

Oceania Going Bigger in Alaska with Riviera

September 15, 2024 Comments Off

Oceania Cruises is offering an enhanced gourmet taste of the Last Frontier, sailing a bigger ship with more than a dozen immersive explorations in Alaska in 2025 The 1,250 guest Riviera is replacing the smaller […]