The Cruisington Times The Cruisington Times A feast of tantalizing travel ideas, sights, reviews, links

Asia

Oceania Wants You to Settle in for a Long Voyage

Oceania Cruises lis stretching the definition of cruises to remarkable lengths. A new menu of options includes cruises that range from 31-day explorations to 180-day circumnavigations.Oceania’s fleet will be calling at more than 600 destinations [...]
Celebrity Beyond

Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

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 [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Think Cruising isn’t Sustainable? Carnival Begs to Differ

Carnival Corporation is defending the sustainability of cruising, saying not only has it met targets for cutting emissions early, it is raising its eco-friendly goals and will achieve them sooner. The world’s biggest cruise company, [...]
Caribbean

Sugar Beach: MSC’s Sweet New Caribbean Destination

There’s a new name on the cruise map for MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys in the Caribbean. Catalina Sugar Beach is the newest private island destination off the coast of La Romana, Dominican Republic.Set to [...]
AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought that’s led to record low river levels in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”As a heat wave continues, an extended drought [...]

Here Comes the Sun Princess, a New Class of Ship

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines 1

Princess Cruises is looking ahead while honoring the past with Sun Princess, the first ship in a new Sphere Class, which will be the largest the line has ever built.The name goes back to the [...]

9 Takeaways from a Modern Tour to Shaky, Fiery Antigua Guatemala

March 13, 2019 1

Where’s Puerto Quetzal ? It’s a question more travellers are asking these days as Guatemala emerges as a cruise destination. A dozen cruise lines have added the once little-known port to their Pacific and Panama […]

‘Vista’s Sista’ Makes Waves

May 20, 2016 Comments Off

It’s amazing just how quickly a section of a cruise ship the size of an apartment building can slide down the skids from a dry dock into its new watery home. With a mighty roar, […]

5 Ways Symphony of the Seas Makes the Biggest Ship Yet Still Feel Intimate

April 10, 2018 Comments Off

Even though Royal Caribbean Cruise Line once again has bragging rights with its newest ship, there isn’t much emphasis on the fact it’s the largest in the world. Instead, the first impression of Symphony of […]

5 Ways to Escape the Crowds in Prague Spring–or Any Season

April 1, 2014 Comments Off

The narrow streets were packed with pedestrians. Not surprising for Prague, even in November. Throughout the year this bustling city that never seems to sleep maintains its fasciation for visitors young and old. This civilized European city […]

Scenic Tsar Sails into History on the Route of the Volga Boatmen

November 11, 2012 Comments Off

Our Russian river journey on Scenic Tsar is finally beginning and it’s an auspicious sign that after two straight days of rain, the sun breaks through as we cast off from Moscow’s fantastically elaborate river […]