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Alaska

Explora’s Largest Ship Yet Becomes Its Own Destination

Explora Journeys calls Explora III a destination in her own right. And she’s launching ahead of schedule in July, 2026 with a naming ceremony in Barcelona Aug. 1. Longer and with expanded public space compared [...]
Austria

Celebrity Plans to Flood Europe with River Cruises

Make that 20! Celebrity River Cruises has announced a commitment for 10 more new ships that will expand its European river cruise fleet to 20 vessels by 2031. All this while construction of the first [...]
Cruise Lines

Designing New Worlds— Like Home, Only Better

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 [...]
Cruise Lines

Every Space Tells a Story: Designing a Floating World

Think of cruise ships as planets. They’re self-sufficient floating worlds that imaginative designers create into unique environments. Read the first part of this exclusive story here. In this second part of an interview with Wallace [...]
Caribbean

Oceania Reveals More of Sonata, Its Ship of the Future

Oceania Cruises is pulling back the curtain and opening bookings on Oceania Sonata, the first in a new class of ship it calls a New Era of Luxury at Sea. Set to debut in 2027, [...]

Deneuve is Godmother of S.S. Catherine

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Deneuve is Godmother of S.S. Catherine

Elegant French actress Catherine Deneuve is the godmother and namesake of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s newest ship, S.S. Catherine The ship is entering service on the popular Burgundy and Provence and Grand France itineraries [...]

Cocktails with Cruella on Disney’s Destiny

August 11, 2024 Comments Off

There will be plenty of heroes and even places to be entertained by friendly villains on the newest Disney Cruise Line ship. Disney Destiny will feature a first-of-its-kind dining experience inspired by The Lion King, […]

A&K Charting a Course to the North Pole

February 11, 2023 Comments Off

As interest in small-ship expedition cruising continues to grow, Abercrombie & Kent is adding a luxury icebreaker to its fleet for 2024. The exclusive charter of Ponant Cruises’ ship Le Commandant Charcot will allow it […]

Brightening the Future of Celebrity’s Solstice Ships

May 30, 2025 1

Celebrity Cruises is investing more than $250-million program to Redesign Reignite and Renew a well-loved class of ships. Guests can look forward to eight new experiences, including four new-to-sea spaces, and many redesigned favorites which […]

Cooking Up Fun on an Epicurean Expedition

August 20, 2024 1

A table is heaped with a colorful cornucopia of luscious fresh vegetables and fruits, perfectly cooked pasta and exotic garnishes that include a bowl of roasted meal worms. Yes, worms. But keep reading. Your mission– […]

5 Hot Places to Savor a Cool Brew in Beer-Rich Prague

April 22, 2014 1

Unlike North American suds that get gulped down mostly for the buzz they give, Czech beers are savored for their taste. And after having a few, I admit, they provide a heck of a buzz too. But I […]