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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 [...]

On Oceania, an Alaska Fish Story Where They Don’t Get Away

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on On Oceania, an Alaska Fish Story Where They Don’t Get Away

What do Alaska fishing guides do after a long day of helping visiting anglers catch hard-fighting king salmon? They go fishing. Taylor and Zane are local Alaska boys who pretty much live on their fishing [...]

MSC Cruises Teams up with LEGO

November 2, 2014 Comments Off

MSC Cruises and the LEGO Group are joining forces. The program being implemented across the fleet will give children as well as adults the chance to compete in LEGO themed contests and games. Kids who […]

Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

October 20, 2026 0

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 […]

Your Own Party on SeaDream!

April 3, 2016 Comments Off

It’s always been the best ongoing cocktail party at sea and increasingly it’s becoming the seagoing choice to charter for celebrating milestone events with a 100 or so of your best friends. SeaDream Yacht Club […]

Shocker on the Rivers: Paddle-wheelers Bound for Scrap Heap

May 21, 2024 1

Can the big wheels keep on turning? A well-known fleet of paddle-wheelers that evoke the Proud Marys and Showboats that plied the rivers of early America face being cut up for scrap after a bankruptcy […]

Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

August 11, 2026 1

Capt. Kate McCue is resigning from her role as captain at Four Seasons Yachts and intends to spend more time with her family. She shared the decision in an Instagram video in which she says […]