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Asia

What Can We Learn from the Tragic End of an Odyssey?

What was sold as the “never-ending cruise” certainly ended in dramatic fashion–with residents told they had just a few hours to pack up and leave their homes at sea.The Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise [...]
Africa

Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

Viking has opened bookings for a new 19-day Grand Nile Journey itinerary exploring ancient Egypt in unprecedented depth. The explorations in 2028 feature four hotel nights in Egypt’s capital and 14-night sailings between Cairo and [...]
Cruise Lines

Explora Rounding out its Family at a Half Dozen

Explora Journeys keeps innovating as its completes its planned fleet of six ships. The luxury cruise brand of MSC Group marked milestones in the building of the final ships in its fleet at a shipyard [...]
Cruise Lines

The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]
Cruise Lines

Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its sixth and final Prima-class ship, Norwegian Bella, due to debut with weeklong roundtrips from Barcelona in May, 2028.At 1,129 feet and accommodating 3,921 passengers double occupancy she’ll [...]

Fanfare, Champagne and Fireworks Christen AmaWaterways’ Newest

by Wallace Immen in News 1

When AmaWaterways has a christening, it’s a family affair with traditions that go back centuries. The whole town of Vilshofen, Germany seemed to have gathered on the banks of the Danube as AmaWaterways’ newest ship [...]

Crystal for Kids? This New Ship Expands Options

July 18, 2026 Comments Off

A luxurious new cruise ship is adding attractions for the next generations of cruisers. New youth and teen centers, a shallow pool and new family spaces are part of Crystal Cruises’ additions to the new […]

Every Space Tells a Story: Designing a Floating World

January 26, 2026 Comments Off

Think of cruise ships as planets. They’re self-sufficient floating worlds that imaginative designers create into unique environments. Read the first part of this exclusive story here. In this second part of an interview with Wallace […]

Spoiler Alert: Carnival Ships Slash Food Waste

June 11, 2025 1

Viewing the vast arrays of food on offer in buffets on Carnival Cruise Line ships, you may not realize the world’s largest cruise company has managed to cut food waste by 44 per cent in […]

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Celebrity Cheers Big Wins in Wine Awards

June 24, 2026 Comments Off

Celebrity Cruises has scored a massive 25 honors at the 2026 Wine Spectator Awards. The haul backs up the cruise line’s claim to the most awarded wine program at sea, bringing its impressive total to […]

A Spin Around an Eccentric Windmill and Edam on an Avalon Waterways Tour

May 26, 2012 1

Roel Boulengier likes dark and stormy nights the best. “I like it when the winds are howling and the rain is pouring: that’s when the windmill does its work the best,” he proclaims, standing on […]