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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 [...]
Caribbean

Life Under Sail Just Got More Adventurous

There are quicker ways to cruise, but there’s nothing more romantic and intimaate than doing it the timeless way, under thousands of square feet of billowing sails. And two cruise lines that specialize in sailing [...]
Azamara Cruises

Split Decision: What’s The Dalmatian Coast’s Hottest Spot?

These massive walls have defended against centuries of conquests. Beautiful squares are filled with flowers, food and music. The medieval towns along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic have been the fantasy settings for the [...]
Cruises

Scenic Teams Up with Master Canadian Chefs

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 [...]
Asia

Oceania Wants You to Settle in for a Very Long Voyage

Oceania Cruises is stretching the definition of cruises to remarkable lengths. A new menu of options includes cruises that range from 31-day explorations to 180-day circumnavigations.Oceania’s fleet will be calling at more than 600 destinations [...]

Seuss-We-Am on Carnival Cruises

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Seuss-We-Am on Carnival Cruises

Green eggs and ham breakfasts are just one feature of Carnival Cruise Lines’ fleet-wide partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises. Now on Carnival Splendor and soon to come fleet-wide are youth and family dining and entertainment [...]

World Explorer Can Run Silently

November 12, 2019 Comments Off

World Explorer has become the first cruise ship to employ hydrojet technology to bring guests closer to marine wildlife by minimizing underwater noise, using a technology initially developed for naval warships. Unlike propellers, the two […]

Pacific Cruises Delayed Again as Ports Stay Closed

February 2, 2022 1

Cruise lines are once again shelving plans to resume service in Asia and Australia as Covid continues to keep ports closed. Carnival Cruise Line had planned to sail Carnival Spirit out of a brand new […]

Who Moved My Cheese? Avalon Waterways’ Tour Reveals All

May 19, 2012 3

North Holland is windmill country, a landscape that inspired generations of Dutch masters as well as decades of paint by numbers sets. It’s easy to see why on a day excursion from Avalon Waterways’ new port stop […]

Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

August 11, 2026 1

Capt. Kate McCue is resigning from her role as captain at Four Seasons Yachts and intends to spend more time with her family. She shared the decision in an Instagram video in which she says […]

The Maze of Old Cadiz Amazes Guests of Crystal Serenity

March 1, 2014 Comments Off

I’m lost, but it’s a great feeling. I’ve visited Cadiz before and I know how easy it is to get confused exploring the maze of narrow streets of the old quarter of the classic Spanish […]