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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, [...]

10 Hacks to Get the Most Out of the World’s Biggest Ship

by Wallace Immen in 10 Best Lists 1

Some people get the wrong idea when they hear that Wonder of the Seas is the biggest ship in the world. At 18 decks tall and six times larger than the Titanic, the ship able [...]

Yoga and Champagne Blend on AmaWaterways

January 31, 2025 Comments Off

Champagne and yoga anyone? AmaWaterways is launching specialized Celebration of Wellness River Cruises, offering travelers transformative experiences focused on physical health and mental well-being while having fun exploring Europe’s rivers. With excursions tailored for active […]

U.S. Border Crackdown Targets Cruise Crews

July 16, 2025 Comments Off

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have removed and apparently plan to deport crew members from at least four ships cruising the Great Lakes and others on ships sailing from U.S. ports, even though they […]

A New Dawn for Norwegian

June 19, 2016 Comments Off

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn has become essentially new vessel, following a month-long dry dock as part of a $400-million Norwegian Edge upgrade program. The ship features two new restaurants and three new lounges and […]

Nice Beach, But There’s So Much More to Nice

October 15, 2024 1

Le jazz was hot. The band rocked sets that ranged from Abba to Zappa. Bubbly and sangria were the drinks of choice. The party on the roof overlooking Promenade des Anglaise had the electric chic […]

Crystal’s Offering Even More of the World in 2028

May 16, 2025 Comments Off

Crystal Cruises is planning its longest-ever world cruise ever–spanning 39 countries with 84 destinations in 150 days. Titled Treasures of the Tides, the journey features first-time calls in Huahine, French Polynesia; multiple inaugural ports in […]