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Atlas Ocean Voyages

Atlas Flipping the Globe for 2028 Arctic Cruises

Atlas Ocean Voyages, a line more identified with South Polar exploration, is setting sights North for a highly anticipated 2028 Arctic Season, featuring 13 newly curated journeys ranging from seven to 17 nights. Sailing aboard [...]
Canada

It’s Shaping Up as a Great Lakes Future

Cruisers choosing to stay close to home, repeat guests and smoother sailing have cruise lines planning a long future in the Great Lakes.Viking has just announced its 2028–2029 expedition voyages that include Great Lakes cruises [...]
Cruise Lines

MSC Gets Racier with Grand Prix Viewings

Leave it to MSC Cruises to create the ultimate pop-up event. It built a replica of its MSC Yacht Club “ship within a ship” to provide race fans a taste of the line’s seagoing hospitality.At [...]
Canada

Is This The Golden Moment for Great Lakes Cruises?

Victory Cruise Line is seeing a 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 are [...]
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 [...]

Why You’ll Want to Become a Star Seeker with Windstar

by Wallace Immen in Alaska Comments Off on Why You’ll Want to Become a Star Seeker with Windstar

Think of cruise ships as planets. In an ongoing series, Designing New Worlds, The Cruisington Times explores behind the scenes as ingenious designers create self-sufficient floating worlds.Windstar’s first new ship in a decade, Star Seeker [...]

6 Keys to Taming Long-Haul Jet Lag on a Cathay Pacific Flight to Asia

April 30, 2015 Comments Off

Amazing: I was able to sleep in an economy class seat for a good part of a 14-hour flight to Hong Kong. It’s something I’ve never been able to do in coach class in 30 […]

Rolls Royce at Hong Kong's Ocean Terminal

6 Cool Things Keep Hong Kong’s Grande Dame Ahead of Her Time

February 4, 2016 Comments Off

It’s vast, elegant and perhaps a bit politically incorrect. But there’s simply no emotional rush quite like luxuriating in the back seat of a money-green Rolls Royce heading for a stay at Hong Kong’s luxurious Peninsula […]

Silver Nova Will Revolutionize Cruise Ship Design

July 21, 2023 Comments Off

A revolutionary asymmetrical design—a first for the cruise line—will help Silver Nova offer guests an unprecedented openness to destinations, Silversea Cruises promised as it took delivery of its 12th ship in the Netherlands. The 728-passenger […]

AmaWaterways Christens Pioneering Colombia Cruises

June 19, 2025 1

AmaWaterways officially christened of the first luxury river cruise ship to navigate the iconic Magdalena River. AmaMagdalena marks a historic milestone not only for the company but also for the development of sustainable tourism in […]

Seabourn Pursuit Will Explore Down Under in Depth

July 31, 2023 Comments Off

Seabourn Cruises‘ newest expedition ship will stay in the Southern Hemisphere after her inaugural Antarctic season. The company took delivery of its second expedition ship Seabourn Pursuit at an official handover maritime ceremony at the […]