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A Troubled Cruise Ship Faces Trouble Again

The cruise ship Gemini is reported to have been arrested in Greece due to unpaid debts the owner owes to DenizBank, a Turkish financial institution.The ongoing dispute has meant the 34-year old ship is not [...]
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 [...]

3 Fascinating Ports in Japan’s North that Deserve to be Better Known

by Wallace Immen in 10 Best Lists Comments Off on 3 Fascinating Ports in Japan’s North that Deserve to be Better Known

Banging a taiko drum is harder than it looks. Flail away on the three-foot tall drum head with big sticks using just your arms and you’ll tire out immediately. The trick is to use your [...]

Russia and Ukraine Ports Cancelled Due to Invasion

February 25, 2022 1

Not surprisingly, cruise lines are all navigating away from Russia on planned Baltic itineraries and ports in Ukraine on Black Sea voyages. Within hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Atlas Ocean Voyages […]

Scenic Space-Ships will Get Refits that Add Comfort and Salt Lounges

May 17, 2018 Comments Off

All eight of Scenic’s “Space-Ships” plying Europe’s Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers will be remodeled over the winter to offer more space, amenities and wellness options for 2019. Highlights include reducing the number of staterooms […]

Frank Del Rio Jr. on Regent and Oceania’s Itineraries of the Future

October 22, 2015 Comments Off

What’s new in Pago Pago? How’s the Road to Mandalay? These are questions Frank Del Rio Jr. grapples with every day as senior vice-president of port and destination services for Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven […]

Splendid Tours for Regent’s Splendor

June 21, 2019 Comments Off

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has revealed 65 new and innovative Mediterranean and northern Europe shore excursions—many of them complimentary–that will debut with the inaugural 2020 season of Seven Seas Splendor. Spanning across Croatia, France, Greece, […]

6 Tips for Chilling Out on Cruising’s Most Hectic Afternoon

April 21, 2016 1

You must be tired after your trip here. But, smile, we need to take your photo. You need something from the suitcase you just left with the porters? Your bags will be delivered to your […]