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Cruises Get Caught as the Gulf Conflict Spreads

With the Middle East conflict spreading at an epidemic rate, cruise lines are scrambling to avoid disruption and planning far ahead to steer clear of an epic storm. Some were caught in the crosshairs. Three [...]
Celebrity Cruises

Classic Celebrity Takes the Stage With a New Look

Celebrity Cruises is showcasing the bow to stern upgrades of its four Solstice Series ships in a $250-million modernization program. Guests on Celebrity Solstice will find eight new experiences, including four completely new public spaces, and many [...]
Asia

Confessions of an Enchanted Cruise Time Traveller

What if every other day was 25 hours long? What if you could make an entire day vanish–or jump from one year to the next and back again? And what if you could fly home [...]
Cruises

How a Cadet Rose to Captain on Star Clippers

Eleven years after joining Star Clippers as a deck cadet, 36-year-old Vadim Novikov has become the youngest commanding officer in the sail cruise company’s history. As captain of Star Flyer, Novikov will oversee ship operations [...]
Asia

New Luxury Atlas Yacht will Sport Sails

Atlas Ocean Cruises has revealed it’s building a new luxury expedition sailing yacht with sails and an eco-friendly hybrid propulsion system that can run almost silently. Atlas Adventurer will be purpose-built for global exploration, seamlessly [...]

On Oceania, an Alaska Fish Story Where They Don’t Get Away

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on On Oceania, an Alaska Fish Story Where They Don’t Get Away

What do Alaska fishing guides do after a long day of helping visiting anglers catch hard-fighting king salmon? They go fishing. Taylor and Zane are local Alaska boys who pretty much live on their fishing [...]

Making Pride of America Greater

March 30, 2016 Comments Off

The only U.S.-flagged cruise ship, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America, is back in service nearly new after an extended dry dock. The ship received stem-to-stern enhancements including new public spaces and venues and refreshed […]

MSC Ready to Reveal a New World in the Caribbean

March 11, 2025 1

The countdown is in the final hours for what MSC Cruises is promising is a world of new experiences on its biggest ship yet–MSC World America. As its name implies, the 22-deck tall ship featuring […]

Explora’s Largest Ship Yet Becomes Its Own Destination

February 2, 2026 Comments Off

Explora Journeys calls Explora III a destination in her own right. And she’s launching ahead of schedule in July, 2026 with a naming ceremony in Barcelona Aug. 1. Longer and with expanded public space compared […]

5 Must-do Excursions and Some Detours on a Viking Danube Voyage

February 19, 2015 Comments Off

A great thing about cruising on the rivers of Europe is that every day you’re docked in a city so steeped in history and culture that there’s always something fresh to discover. On a recent Danube […]

Can Cruises Keep Up with What You Want to Eat?

March 15, 2023 1

Imagine managing floating cities full of different restaurants and having to plan shopping lists for what diners are going to be ordering a year from now. That’s the challenge facing cruise lines as they look […]