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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 [...]
Celebrity Beyond

Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

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 [...]

It Will Take Lots of Effort to Create Peace of Mind When Cruising Resumes

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on It Will Take Lots of Effort to Create Peace of Mind When Cruising Resumes

Temperature screening, distancing, deep cleaning and the end of self-service buffets are watchwords for the new era of cruising.Norwegian Cruise Line became the first major line to reveal details of the health and safety protocols [...]

Two crew members on river ship Scenic Tsar aka Alexander Grin

Russian Grin: A Traditional Welcome as We Board the Scenic Tsar

October 9, 2012 1

I’ve been welcomed aboard many a ship, but seldom with such simple grace as the greeting from the crew of Scenic Tsar at a rural dock in Moscow. The port is in the middle of […]

From Crystal Serenity: A Route Less Travelled in Venice

October 6, 2011 Comments Off

The problem with being a tourist in Venice these days is that there are a lot of other tourists in Venice these days. Crossing the lagoon-side bridge that parallels the Bridge of Sighs by day […]

Tailors at A Man Hing Cheong in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Hand Tailoring: Made Just for You and it Shows in Every Detail

November 7, 2017 2

A fine quality suit may be less than a must these days with casual dress becoming more common in offices. But when it comes to aiming for the C-suite, or impressing at a big event, […]

An Insider’s Guided Tour of Middle Earth in New Zealand

May 18, 2022 1

This tiny village of picturesque homes and shops could be a quaint backwater somewhere in rural England or northern France. But we’re halfway around the world from them. As our tender from Seabourn Cruises’ Seabourn […]

Viking Star: An Attractive Blonde Turning Heads on the High Seas

May 14, 2015 3

In the Viking Star’s Nordic Spa, you can warm yourself up in a sauna or steam room and then roll in the snow in an icicle-lined grotto where it’s always below zero. At Mamsen’s Norwegian […]