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Master Cuisine Showcasing on Oceania’s Newest Ship

In a landmark collaboraton, Oceania Cruises has revealed details of La Table par Maîtres Cuisiniers de France to debut aboard the brand’s next-generation ship, Oceania Sonata, coming in 2027..La Table is the first and only [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Cruise Execs Confident Despite Continuing Challenges

With a war going on and fuel prices spiking, it’s a challenging moment, but cruise leaders remain optimistic about long-term growth. At the annual State of the Industry session at Seatrade Cruise Global meeting held [...]
Caribbean

MSC Reveals Shape of New Bahamas Private Island

From the air it almost looks like a multi-legged sea creature. From the seaside, it’s a multi-featured playground. MSC Group’s Cruise Division has revealed the look of Sandy Cay, a new private island destination alongside [...]
Cruises

Oceania’s Marina Launching Next Fleet Upgrades

Oceania Cruises plans a transformation of its classic ship Oceania Marina.In a dry dock in October 2026, every stateroom will be redesigned, along with enhancements across all public spaces, ensuring that the ship reflects Oceania [...]
Caribbean

So Long Middle East; How About the Med Next Winter?

Explora Journeys has joined a roster of cruise lines changing course from the Middle East and sailing throughout the winter in the Mediterranean. MSC Cruises, and Windstar Cruises are also rerouting to sail in Europe [...]

Spoiler Alert: Carnival Ships Slash Food Waste

by Wallace Immen in Alaska 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 [...]

Crystal’s Offering Even More of the World in 2028

May 16, 2025 Comments Off

Crystal Cruises is planning its longest-ever world cruise ever–spanning 39 countries with 84 destinations in 150 days. Titled Treasures of the Tides, the journey features first-time calls in Huahine, French Polynesia; multiple inaugural ports in […]

For Guatemala, the End of the Mayan Calendar Has Led to a New Start

April 9, 2015 Comments Off

Quick: what country is Puerto Quetzal in? Could you locate Puerto Barrios on a map? These aren’t trick questions, but part of a promotion for cruising in Central America that you’ll be hearing a lot […]

Crew of river ship Avalon Vista celebraates christening

An Auspicious Start for Avalon’s Two New River Ships

May 14, 2012 1

Like all great fairy tales, the events unfolding had a building sense of enchantment. The dual christening ceremony to launch two Avalon Waterways’ Panorama-class ships was a rare event, even for a cruise industry that is […]

Seuss-We-Am on Carnival Cruises

March 10, 2014 Comments Off

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 […]

L’Hotel: The Ultra-Romantic Paris Apartment of Your Wildest Dreams

September 10, 2019 Comments Off

Everything in moderation, even moderation. Oscar Wilde said it first, and it’s still true at an opulent jewel box of a hotel tucked away on a quiet side street on Paris’ Left Bank. In a city that […]