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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- [...]
Asia

SeaDream is Finally Building a New Luxury Yacht

Sea Dream Yacht Club is ordering a new ultra-luxury ship that can take 200 guests around the world. It’s been a long time coming for the 25-year-old boutique ultra-luxury cruise line ,whose two ships carry [...]
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 [...]

Chef Bonacini to Mix it Up on Emerald Sakara Cruise

by Wallace Immen in British Virgin Islands Comments Off on Chef Bonacini to Mix it Up on Emerald Sakara Cruise

Emerald Cruises is again partnering with Canadian celebrity chef Michael Bonacini, for an eight-day Caribbean Culinary Journey aboard the newly launched, 100-passenger luxury yacht, Emerald Sakara. Sailing round trip out of San Juan on March [...]

Oiran for a Day: An Ultimate Fantasy Makeover in a Tokyo Studio

October 22, 2019 Comments Off

“I became aware of all the magnificent silk wrapped around my body, and had the feeling I might drown in beauty”— From Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. By Lisa Stephens The image of […]

Disney Expecting Cruise Twins

March 3, 2016 Comments Off

Disney Cruise Line plans to expand its fleet to six, with two new ships. Each of the still-unnamed ships will have about 1,250 staterooms and be slightly bigger than the newest ships Disney Dream and […]

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 […]

A Warm Welcome and a Spectacular Start to Seabourn’s Norway Exploration

July 8, 2012 Comments Off

The sea sparkles like a gem-studded tapestry. Jagged mountains are capped by impressive blankets of snow. The inner passage up the west coast of Norway is as consistently incredible as any landscape on earth. To […]

Bergen vs. Stavanger: Which Has the Edge as a Cruise Port to Explore?

September 8, 2012 Comments Off

I guess necessity and thrift were what drove Norwegians to build their houses out of wood and sod in a climate that faced incredibly cold, dark winters. Stone and brick were too expensive for home building in […]