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Is it Time to Dip Your Toes in the Ganges?

You’ve cruised the Rhine, the Danube and the Seine. Now it may be time to do something extraordinary and explore rivers in India with thousands of years in history. Scenic Cruises– better known for ocean [...]
Aman at Sea

Are $7,000 a Night Cruises Sustainable?

Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express, Aman Resorts. Luxury hotel chains seem to have all decided at once to put their oars in the water with new small ships that promise the ultimate in comfort and [...]
Cruise Lines

Silversea Sweetens the Benefits for Top Suites

Silversea Cruises is organizing its suites into four categories, including one described as Residences. And the top categories are getting new perks on top of Silversea’s existing inclusions, such as butler service, 24-hour in-suite dining, [...]
Celestyal Cruises

Middle East is Erased from Cruise Maps for Years

Cruises lines are now expecting the Persian Gulf is going to be a no-go zone for a long, long time. Explora Journeys has just scratched 2028 Middle East itineraries for two of its ships. They [...]
Costa Cruises

Margaritaville’s Adding a Texas Twang

There’s no stopping the party for Margaritaville at Sea cruise line. It’s adding a third ship to the fleet and launching service from Texas. Beachcomber will sail from Galveston beginning in October, 2027 on four- [...]

Cunard Celebrates Fashion on the High Seas

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on Cunard Celebrates Fashion on the High Seas

Iconic fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie and Julien’s Auctions will join Cunard’s Transatlantic Fashion Week voyage aboard flagship Queen Mary 2 this fall. Following Paris Fashion Week, this extraordinary journey will celebrate the world [...]

Cruise Lines

Hey Crypto Bros: Could This be Your New Crib?

December 3, 2024 1

Virgin Voyages is inviting freebooting entrepreneurs who can work from anywhere to make the company’s Lady-ships their home by buying a year-long pass. And they can pay in crypto. “For $120,000 US, you and a […]

Norwegian Aqua Will be Prima With a Plus

November 2, 2023 Comments Off

Norwegian Cruise Line revealed the evolution of the Prima Class with the new Norwegian Aqua. The first of an expanded Prima Plus Class sets sail in April, 2025. Bookings are open for Norwegian Aqua’s first […]

Half Moon, the Beach and the Happening Bar on Rotterdam

November 10, 2021 Comments Off

The Rotterdam Seven is silky smooth and it has a sneaky kick. It’s also got a way of enticing you to order another. What better way to wind down from a day at Holland America’ […]

Aman Defines its Ultra-Luxury Cruise Concept

August 1, 2025 Comments Off

Aman Resorts which has 36 hotels on land is about to head to sea. The pioneering luxury brand has finally released its concepts for the inaugural vessel Amangati, scheduled to launch for the 2027 summer […]

New Frontier in Antarctic Cruises: Camping Out with the Penguins

August 11, 2016 Comments Off

Tonight, you sleep with the penguins. It’s not a joke. It’s becoming a very real option on cruises to Antarctica. Until recently you had to be an explorer or researcher willing to hunker down for […]