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Wintertime’s the New Time for Cruising in Europe

With global conflicts seemingly never-ending, more cruise lines are shifting winter itineraries away from the Middle East and Africa to offer guests the security of Europe. And they’re seeing strong bookings because despite the cooler [...]
Canada

Great Lakes Cruises Expanding to Halifax

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding its Great Lakes cruise program with two new longer itineraries aboard the expedition ship HANSEATIC inspiration in 2027. For the first time, guests can experience all five Great Lakes together with [...]
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5 Reasons to Bring the Olympic Games Back to Their Source

The brochures for s Celebrity Cruises shore excursion in Katakolon, Greece say it’s an opportunity to re-live what it was like to participate in the ancient Olympiade. Well not exactly re-live it, because the athletes then did [...]
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You’ll Need a Map to Navigate This Cruise Suite

It’s billed as the pinnacle of ultra-luxury at sea. A two-story, two-bedroom, $25,000-a-night Skyview Regent Suite on the new Seven Seas Prestige covers 8,794-square-feet–that’s-well over three times the size of the average home. As the [...]
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7 Things You Must Know Now About Celebrity Ascent

Has Celebrity Cruises evolved to the point where the ship can be the destination? We’re about to find out on a cruise aboard the Celebrity Ascent, which offers a range of daily activities for every [...]

Sustainable Cruising on Sea Cloud

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Sustainable Cruising on Sea Cloud

On an autumn Atlantic crossing, Hamburg-based Sea Cloud, sailed a record 2,300 nautical miles under sails only. The ship is a classically rigged ship with 30 sails set by hand. The northeast trade winds on [...]

MSC Seashore Coming to Miami Puts the Accent on Kids

July 21, 2021 Comments Off

A boatload of brand-new kids’ entertainment is arriving on board MSC Seashore, the company’s new flagship debuting in August and due to sail from Miami starting in November, 2021. As a family-owned company, a key […]

All Aboard: Utopia of the Seas Includes a Dining Car

February 12, 2024 Comments Off

“You’ve never been on a cruise ship like this,” Royal Caribbean promises about the coming Utopia of the Seas. Well, you have, if you’ve cruised on any of the five sister ships in the Oasis […]

Journey to the End of the World in the Algarve

June 8, 2022 1

They won’t believe this selfie. Gotta lean back a little further and grin. A little more…whoa, that was close. Tumbling off the edge of Portugal’s End of the World would mean cannonballing a couple of […]

Fun with Lava: Hovering over Hawaii’s Big Smoke

November 13, 2014 Comments Off

Even inside the cabin of a helicopter, the heat reaches blast furnace intensity as we hover over the mouth of Hawaii’s dramatically active volcano. It was a phenomenal opportunity to be able to fly over Kilauea and follow its […]

New Miami Terminals Aim to Speed Getting from Shore to Ship

November 6, 2018 Comments Off

As little as 10 minutes from arrival at the terminal to boarding the ship. That’s the claim of Royal Caribbean as it opened a new terminal in Miami geared for getting thousands of passengers onto […]