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Cunard Beautifies a Queen for a World Tour

Cunard’s Queen Victoria has a refreshed look after a three-week refurbishment at a shipyard in Rotterdam. The experience begins as soon as moment you step on board, as the triple-height Grand Lobby has been refreshed [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]

7 Things to Seek Out on Celebrity’s Most Extravagant Ship Yet

by Wallace Immen in Celebrity Beyond 2

There’s a gorgeous red love apple in Eden, but it’s so tucked away you may not find it on your first or even second visit to the most hidden bar and restaurant zone on Celebrity [...]

AmaWaterways Newest River is the Ancient Nile

September 13, 2021 Comments Off

AmaWaterways has launched its newest ship AmaDahlia on an ancient, fascinating river—the Nile. Guests sailing the inaugural Secrets of Egypt & The Nile itinerary were joined by co-founders Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst for a […]

Will Greece Finally Rein In Growing Cruise Herds?

July 1, 2024 1

Let’s add it up: As Crystal Symphony with 600 aboard sailed into Mykonos harbor, she’s joined by Odyssey of the Seas carrying about 4,100 and Celestyal Journey, with another 1,260. Several tourist ferries are also […]

Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

October 28, 2026 0

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 […]

She’ll be an Enchanted Princess

November 5, 2018 Comments Off

Princess Cruises has unveiled details of the debut of the Enchanted Princess, destined to make her debut in June, 2020. The sister ship to Sky Princess, which will launch in 2019, Enchanted Princess will have […]

Fun With Food: 8 Innovations on Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam

February 6, 2019 Comments Off

It may not be polite to play with your food, but at Rudi’s Sel de Mer, the plates are wonderfully playful. The chargers at every table are decorated with whimsical portraits created from vegetables, fruits […]