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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 [...]
Cruise Lines

Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its sixth and final Prima-class ship, Norwegian Bella, due to debut with weeklong roundtrips from Barcelona in May, 2028.At 1,129 feet and accommodating 3,921 passengers double occupancy she’ll [...]

From Melk to Krems: Dazzling Attractions on a Danube Cruise

by Wallace Immen in AmaWaterways Comments Off on From Melk to Krems: Dazzling Attractions on a Danube Cruise

No cruise on the Danube River is complete without a visit to the monastery at Melk, but be sure to bring your sunglasses, both to protect against glare on a river cruise and for admiring [...]

Cunard Celebrates Fashion on the High Seas

September 25, 2025 Comments Off

Iconic fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie and Julien’s Auctions will join Cunard’s Transatlantic Fashion Week voyage aboard flagship Queen Mary 2 this fall. Following Paris Fashion Week, this extraordinary journey will celebrate the world […]

Crystal Adds Triple Michelin Starred Chef

August 21, 2024 1

Crystal has scored a groundbreaking collaboration with world-renowned chefs Massimiliano Alajmo— the youngest chef ever to be awarded three Michelin stars– and his equally talented brother Raffaele, to bring their unparalleled expertise to specialty dining […]

8 Luxurious Dining Options Make Every Meal Special on Silver Muse

July 9, 2019 Comments Off

Prime steaks, Asian, Italian; a floor show or a quiet table for two? Whatever you’re in the mood for tonight, there’s a table waiting on Silversea Cruises’ flagship. Silver Muse breaks with tradition in its […]

Club Orange: A Very Personalized Experience on Holland America

January 14, 2020 1

The maitre’d greets us by name, escorts us to our table and recommends the daily special being prepared by chefs in the VIP dining room’s open kitchen. The space is quiet and welcoming and the […]

Azamara Cruises Gets a New Owner and Adds a New Ship

January 25, 2021 Comments Off

A company that’s taking over Azamara Cruises from Royal Caribbean, is wasting no time. It’s expanding the three-ship fleet with the addition of a former Love Boat, Pacific Princess. “Sycamore Partners has purchased the Pacific […]