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AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”While the worst of the heat wave appears to be subsiding, an extended drought and [...]
Cruise Lines

Victory Locks in Regional Flavors with Culinary Curator

Victory Cruise Lines is making a commitment to regional Canadian and American cuisine with a new Culinary Curator. James Beard Award winner and television personality Michelle Bernstein has been named Chef Partner.Working alongside the company’s [...]
Cruise Lines

Crystal for Kids? This New Ship Expands Options

A luxurious new cruise ship is adding attractions for the next generations of cruisers. New youth and teen centers, a shallow pool and new family spaces are part of Crystal Cruises’ additions to the new [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival’s Planning to Ace its New Destiny

With an unprecedented number of outside suites and more than four acres of glass, Carnival’s new Ace Class ships are designed to redefine the guest experience. And the first of the mega-ships that will carry [...]
Caribbean

Celebrity’s at it Again, Polishing Up its Reflection

Celebrity Cruises is adding 13 new spaces in a sweeping modernization of its popular Celebrity Reflection.As the second Solstice Series ship to be made new again, the transformation arriving in March, 2027, introduces 13 new [...]

Azamara Evening Makes Ancient Ephesus Even More Amazing

by Wallace Immen in Azamara Cruises Comments Off on Azamara Evening Makes Ancient Ephesus Even More Amazing

If you want to know the best place to sit in the ancient theater in Ephesus, follow a cat. The many felines who roam the ruins of the Odeon after the tourist throngs have left [...]

Designing New Worlds— Like Home, Only Better

January 26, 2026 Comments Off

If you were creating a spaceship to explore distant planets, you’d want it to be designed by people who build cruise ships. They’re self-sufficient floating worlds that imaginative designers create as unique, welcoming environments. In […]

A Royal Beach for Royal Caribbean

October 31, 2019 Comments Off

Royal Caribbean International will expand its ultimate beach day collection with the launch of a Royal Beach Club in Antigua. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Antigua and Barbuda for […]

How MSC Plans to Dominate the Young Cruise Market

July 22, 2024 1

Young travellers are driving a cruise boom, according to the Cruise Lines International Association’s 2024 State of the Cruise Industry report. Its surveys find that 88 per cent of Millennials and 86 per cent of […]

Speedy Cruise Internet Reaches Far Corners of the World

September 18, 2023 1

It wasn’t that long ago that exploring remote areas of the globe could put you out of touch with the outside world for weeks. Until recently, cruises near either of the poles and even to […]

Carnival’s Sunrise a Family Tradition

March 29, 2019 Comments Off

As Carnival Sunrise makes her debut following a $200-million transformation, Carnival Cruise Line announced that Kelly Arison, daughter of Carnival Corp. Chairman Micky Arison and his wife Madeleine, will serve as godmother for the ship […]