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Caribbean

Sugar Beach: MSC’s Sweet New Caribbean Destination

There’s a new name on the cruise map for MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys in the Caribbean. Catalina Sugar Beach is the newest private island destination off the coast of La Romana, Dominican Republic.Set to [...]
AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought that’s led to record low river levels in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”As a heat wave continues, an extended drought [...]
Africa

Is This the Most Intensive Expedition Cruise Ever?

A four-month voyage planned on Atlas Ocean Cruises’ newest ship promises to explore the cultures and tastes of places even the most seasoned travellers haven’t visited. Atlas Adventurer, the world’s first luxury expedition sailing yacht [...]
Cruises

Regent Plans More Space for Fewer Guests

Regent Seven Seas is thinking bigger with a reimagination of accommodations aboard its Explorer Class ships. Creating suites, a new suite category along with reduced ship capacities Regent says it will deliver an even more [...]
Cruises

Explora is Halfway to its Dream Fleet

Now there are three out of six. Explora Journeys has taken delivery of Explora III, marking a significant milestone in the growth of the luxury ocean travel brand. Explora represents MSC Group’s investment of more [...]

5 Tasty Advance Samples of the New Celebrity Beyond

by Wallace Immen in Celebrity Cruises 1

Celebrity is aiming to go past the Edge and above the Apex in its latest ship, Celebrity Beyond. With a Michelin-starred chef, one of the world’s most famous interior designers and globally-inspired cuisine and cocktails, [...]

5 Innovations that Make Silver Muse a Game Changer in Luxury Cruising

June 4, 2019 1

Where do you go after you’ve sold your personal yacht? For one couple aboard Silver Muse who have sailed around the world on their own luxury plaything, Silversea Cruises’ new ship became a perfect alternative. […]

Norwegian Prima Premieres in New York

October 11, 2022 Comments Off

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship Norwegian Prima made her debut in New York, along with a visit to Halifax, on the way to a premiere winter season sailing from Florida. The newest of NCL’s 18-ship […]

Cruise Lines

The Birth of an Innovative Icon of the Seas

June 16, 2021 Comments Off

Royal Caribbean International marked the start of construction on its first of an Icon Class of ships with a steel-cutting ceremony at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku. As you might imagine, when the ship’s name was […]

All Aboard: Utopia of the Seas Includes a Dining Car

February 12, 2024 Comments Off

“You’ve never been on a cruise ship like this,” Royal Caribbean promises about the coming Utopia of the Seas. Well, you have, if you’ve cruised on any of the five sister ships in the Oasis […]

Major Fleet Upgrade for Silversea

August 3, 2016 Comments Off

How do you make some of the most opulent ships afloat even better? We’re about to find out as Silversea Cruises embarks on a $170-million fleet-wide refurbishment program, the biggest in its history. Silver Whisper […]