The Cruisington Times The Cruisington Times A feast of tantalizing travel ideas, sights, reviews, links

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 [...]
Costa Cruises

Margaritaville’s Adding a Texas Twang

There’s no stopping the party for Margaritaville at Sea cruise line. It’s adding a third ship to the fleet and launching service from Texas. Beachcomber will sail from Galveston beginning in October, 2027 on four- [...]
Asia

SeaDream is Finally Building a New Luxury Yacht

Sea Dream Yacht Club is ordering a new ultra-luxury ship that can take 200 guests around the world. It’s been a long time coming for the 25-year-old boutique ultra-luxury cruise line ,whose two ships carry [...]

Sunrise to Sunset in Ancient Bagan, Burma’s Valley of Mist and Magic

by Wallace Immen in Asia Comments Off on Sunrise to Sunset in Ancient Bagan, Burma’s Valley of Mist and Magic

Fantastic temples – thousands of the most gorgeously ornate structures you’ll ever lay eyes on – dot the landscape in all directions. Scanning the otherworldly valley of Burma’s ancient capital of Bagan, you can’t help but wonder whether with all [...]

How Cruising with Zombies, Rockers and Jokers Become a Phenomenon

July 19, 2017 Comments Off

Hey, your bloody face looks ultra-realistic. Thanks, I love the way that tie looks like it’s strangling you. Do you dream of cruising with thousands of zombies? It’s actually a thing, but you’ve got to […]

Dining gets New Glamor on Seven Seas Grandeur

September 8, 2023 Comments Off

Guests aboard Seven Seas Grandeur will enjoy a choice of over 130 new dishes and guest favorites in seven dining venues. The ship that debuts in November is being reimagined for the future of cruising, […]

AmaWaterways Elevates Cuisine on a River Cruise

January 5, 2022 1

Dinner begins with a delicate jumbo crab cake. That’s followed by a fresh wild mushroom cream soup and a sorbet to cleanse the palate before an intricately assembled and deliciously tender filet of Boeuf Charolais […]

Here’s to a Bon Voyage! Uniworld is Upgrading River Royale to a Super Ship

July 26, 2018 Comments Off

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection will launch its newest Super Ship next spring, the S.S. Bon Voyage. After a winter transformation, the former River Royale will resume service on the Dordogne and Garonne rivers as […]

AmaWaterways Expands Soulful Experiences

November 7, 2023 Comments Off

AmaWaterways is expanding on a well-received inaugural season of Soulful Experiences, river and land packages celebrating Black history and culture along the rivers its ships sail. The luxury river cruise line announced a new addition […]