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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 [...]

No, Barcelona Hasn’t Banned Cruise Ships

by Wallace Immen in Azamara Cruises 1

Barcelona closes port to cruise ships: Many of the headlines on social media have been breathless. But let’s take a deeper breath. While, yes, the city pier called Muelle Barcelona Norte and another small commercial [...]

Windstar’s Newest Making Europe Her Home Year-Round

October 27, 2025 Comments Off

Want a unique winter experience? How about sailing from Barcelona to Rome –in January. Or, trading ski season for a cruise in the Greek Isles?. While most cruise ships migrate to warmer oceans in the […]

Taking the Plunge: Royal Caribbean Scuba Program is Unique and Fun

February 1, 2017 1

There’s a vastly fascinating part of the world most people have never explored: the unique and brilliantly colorful realm under the sea. It’s about to get a whole lot easier to visit the empire of […]

Cruise Lines

Twins Will Expand Princess Family and Add to Record Cruise Ship Orders

March 27, 2019 Comments Off

A new order for two next-generation ships makes Princess Cruises the fastest-growing line in the premium cruise market and adds to an unprecedented roster of over 100 cruise ships due to debut in coming years. […]

Getting Back on Board Star Flyer Becomes an Adventurous Experience in Itself

January 28, 2013 Comments Off

I’m finally on board Star Flyer to start my adventure in Costa Rica and I’m going to relish a day at sea because getting to a cruise along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica remains […]

Electric Ship Designed for Pollution-free Cruising

September 12, 2022 3

There’s a green shift happening in exploration cruising and a new cruise company wants to lead the pack with an innovative electric ship. Norway has mandated a ban on fossil fuel-powered ships from its world-heritage […]