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Caribbean

So Long Middle East; How About the Med Next Winter?

Explora Journeys has joined a roster of cruise lines changing course from the Middle East and sailing throughout the winter in the Mediterranean. MSC Cruises, and Windstar Cruises are also rerouting to sail in Europe [...]
AmaWaterways

Cruises Steering Far from Middle East–If They Can

With no end in sight to the Middle East conflict, cruise lines are scrambling to avoid disruption and planning far ahead to steer clear of an epic storm. Some were caught in the crosshairs. Four [...]
Canada

Four Seasons Yachts Keeps Launch Low Key

The long-awaited Four Seasons I has begun her inaugural season, a Mediterranean voyage,coinciding with the 65th anniversary of Four Seasons Hotels and the opening of its first hotel on the first day of spring in [...]
Caribbean

How to Save as Sea Cloud Expands its Routes

Sea Cloud Cruises is adding immersive routes for its elegant sailing ships in 2027 and 2028 and you can save by booking now. Modern sailing yachts Sea Cloud Spirit and Sea Cloud II are plotting [...]
AmaWaterways

AmaSofia Joins the Fleet in Spectacular Style

AmaWaterways showcased the new colors and branding of its river fleet with the gala christening of its newest ship, AmaSofia.AmaSofia was christened during a ceremony on the Rhine attended by 1,200 members of the travel [...]

Emeril Goes to Sea on Carnival

by Wallace Immen in News 1

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse is cooking up his first-ever seagoing restaurant aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Mardi Gras, that will set sail in summer 2020. Emeril’s Bistro 1396 will showcase the chef’s signature dishes [...]

How Do They Make Meals as Grand as the Rocky Mountaineer’s Vistas?

March 31, 2015 Comments Off

Your task today and every day is to create gourmet meals for more than 70 guests. And you have to do it in a kitchen space not much larger than a mini-van. Here’s your apron; […]

5 Ways Avalon Waterways’ Myanmar is a Truly Unique Journey

January 14, 2016 Comments Off

After a two- hour flight north from Yangon to the starting point of our Myanmar cruise, we land on a runway carved out of a tropical forest. The ramshackle air terminal at Bhamo only opens […]

5 Ways to Escape the Crowds in Prague Spring–or Any Season

April 1, 2014 Comments Off

The narrow streets were packed with pedestrians. Not surprising for Prague, even in November. Throughout the year this bustling city that never seems to sleep maintains its fasciation for visitors young and old. This civilized European city […]

Cruises Detour by the Dozen to Avoid Red Sea Unrest

April 3, 2024 1

This is a developing story being updated as new information is available Cruise lines are scrambling to re-route around the Red Sea due to ongoing attacks on commercial ships. It’s costing them a bundle and […]

Why a Daytime Panama Canal Crossing is Still an Essential Cruise Adventure

December 4, 2018 1

Clang, clang, clang go the cute little electric trolleys that are still known as mules. Crystal Serenity seems to move in slow motion as the lock gates open and close at a stately pace. It takes […]