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Halfway to a Dream Fleet, Explora’s Ambitions Keep Growing

With three luxury ocean ships sailing and three more soon to come, Explora Journeys is looking beyond the horizons to even more experiences on the oceans and on Europe’s rivers. It’s a magical moment, Chris [...]
Asia

What Can We Learn from the Tragic End of an Odyssey?

What was sold as the “never-ending cruise” certainly ended in dramatic fashion–with residents told they had just a few hours to pack up and leave their homes at sea.The Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise [...]
Africa

Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

Viking has opened bookings for a new 19-day Grand Nile Journey itinerary exploring ancient Egypt in unprecedented depth. The explorations in 2028 feature four hotel nights in Egypt’s capital and 14-night sailings between Cairo and [...]
Cruise Lines

Explora Rounding out its Family at a Half Dozen

Explora Journeys keeps innovating as its completes its planned fleet of six ships. The luxury cruise brand of MSC Group marked milestones in the building of the final ships in its fleet at a shipyard [...]
Cruise Lines

The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]

Fun with Lava: Hovering over Hawaii’s Big Smoke

by Wallace Immen in Cruises Comments Off on Fun with Lava: Hovering over Hawaii’s Big Smoke

Even inside the cabin of a helicopter, the heat reaches blast furnace intensity as we hover over the mouth of Hawaii’s dramatically active volcano. It was a phenomenal opportunity to be able to fly over Kilauea and follow its [...]

Scenic Tsar Turns Passengers’ Unexpected Free Day into a Party on the Volga

November 18, 2012 Comments Off

We’re dead in the water. And the ghosts seem to be rising as glimmering wisps of mist rise from the water all around us. Overnight the temperature has dropped and the cold damp air over […]

Windstar’s Plotting Another Cruise to Mystery Ports

May 6, 2025 Comments Off

Where are we going? Your guess is as good as mine. A secret cruise to mystery ports has proved its appeal to guests of Windstar Cruises. An inaugural President’s Mystery Cruise on Star Legend in the […]

Ritz-Carlton Grows Its Yacht Collection

September 3, 2024 Comments Off

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection is now officially a fleet, adding Ilma, its second ultra-luxury ship. “It is with immense pride and excitement that we welcome Ilma to our growing fleet,” said Jim Murren, executive chairman […]

Green Eggs to Alligator Pie: Carnival Vista Expands the Food Universe

June 2, 2016 Comments Off

I’m not naturally a Green Eggs and Ham kind of guy. But it seems a lot of guests on Carnival Cruises are. I love my warm chocolate melting cake. And so do a lot of […]

When Crystal Cruises New Generation Will Arrive

June 27, 2024 Comments Off

Crystal Cruises has made it official, signing an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build two classic ocean-going ships. The first 690-guest ship is expected in the Spring of 2028, with the second delivery to […]