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Celebrity Ascent

Discovering Celebrity’s Hidden Foodie Paradises

I’ve got a dinner date in Eden and an evening of grand dining in a four-star rated restaurant. And they’re both on a cruise ship. Le Voyage on Celebrity Ascent rates four stars among restaurants [...]
Celestyal Cruises

Wintertime’s the New Time for Cruising in Europe

With global conflicts seemingly never-ending, more cruise lines are shifting winter itineraries away from the Middle East and Africa to offer guests the security of Europe. And they’re seeing strong bookings because despite the cooler [...]
Canada

Great Lakes Cruises Expanding to Halifax

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding its Great Lakes cruise program with two new longer itineraries aboard the expedition ship HANSEATIC inspiration in 2027. For the first time, guests can experience all five Great Lakes together with [...]
10 Best Lists

5 Reasons to Bring the Olympic Games Back to Their Source

The brochures for s Celebrity Cruises shore excursion in Katakolon, Greece say it’s an opportunity to re-live what it was like to participate in the ancient Olympiade. Well not exactly re-live it, because the athletes then did [...]
Cruise Lines

You’ll Need a Map to Navigate This Cruise Suite

It’s billed as the pinnacle of ultra-luxury at sea. A two-story, two-bedroom, $25,000-a-night Skyview Regent Suite on the new Seven Seas Prestige covers 8,794-square-feet–that’s-well over three times the size of the average home. As the [...]

Discovering More: 5 Gems in Provence on an Emerald Waterways Cruise

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The streets seemed deserted as we began a morning tour of the idyllic wine district town of Tournon. But not for long. With a fanfare of trumpets and swirl of colors, the town’s marching bands [...]

Flowers and Chocolate: Regent Tour Discovers the Sweet Spots of Ecuador

July 3, 2019 Comments Off

It’s always summer in Ecuador, the country named for the fact that the sun’s always nearly straight overhead. If you can’t get tropical flowers to grow here, you’re not trying; but the farmers here have […]

6 Splurges Worth Making on Sky Princess

February 14, 2023 1

I’m writing this from a padded lounge chair in The Sanctuary, a personal hideaway at the top of Sky Princess. On a ship that can carry more than 3,600 passengers, two attendants are at my […]

Oceania Expands Spa Program Ashore

October 17, 2019 Comments Off

Reflexology on a rice barge, meditation in a winery and apitherapy at a bee farm are among the unique new offerings of Oceania Cruises’ expanded spa and wellness offerings. As part of the brand’s OceaniaNEXT […]

Seabourn Slims Fleet with Another Ship Sale

March 5, 2025 1

Seabourn Cruises says it will have one of the youngest fleets at sea with the sale of Seabourn Sojourn. The ship will continue to sail for Seabourn until May, 2026 as a charter from new […]

Windstar Without the Wind: Is it Still a Sailing Adventure on Star Breeze?

January 28, 2016 Comments Off

The familiar heroic strains of the theme from the movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise resonate from speakers on deck at the signature sail-away party on Windstar Cruises’ newest ship. All eyes are on the brilliant […]