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AmaWaterways

Lessons Learned from Europe’s Low Water Crisis

After a summer of historic drought in Europe, river cruising is still facing unprecedented stress. Water levels across several sections of the Danube remain critically low and have not recovered sufficiently to restore normal navigation, [...]
Caribbean

Watch a New Ship Being Born—MSC World Atlantic

MSC Cruises next flagship, MSC World Atlantic reached a milestone as the ship touched water for the first time at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The float out marks an important stage in [...]
Cruises

Is it Time to Dip Your Toes in the Ganges?

You’ve cruised the Rhine, the Danube and the Seine. Now it may be time to do something extraordinary and explore rivers in India with thousands of years in history. Scenic Cruises– better known for ocean [...]
Aman at Sea

Are $7,000 a Night Cruises Sustainable?

Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express, Aman Resorts. Luxury hotel chains seem to have all decided at once to put their oars in the water with new small ships that promise the ultimate in comfort and [...]
Cruise Lines

Silversea Sweetens the Benefits for Top Suites

Silversea Cruises is organizing its suites into four categories, including one described as Residences. And the top categories are getting new perks on top of Silversea’s existing inclusions, such as butler service, 24-hour in-suite dining, [...]

9 Ways Portland Stays Weird While Being the West Coast’s Sanest City

by Wallace Immen in 10 Best Lists 1

Keep Portland Weird. It’s a slogan that pops up on walls, bumper stickers and menus around Oregon’s mecca of mellowness. Before a recent cruise by Un-Cruise Adventures up the Columbia River, I had the chance to [...]

Petrovaradin fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia

Tours from AmaSonata Give the Lowdown on the Lower Danube

July 6, 2016 Comments Off

There must have been a sale on the letters B and V when they were naming cities along the lower Danube. The itinerary for our journey from Budapest toward the Black Sea has us visiting […]

Bizarre Plan to Turn Cruise Ship into Offshore Condo Scrapped

December 20, 2020 3

A scheme to turn a former Love Boat into an offshore community for people who prefer to pay in Bitcoin seemed a little too weird to be true. And now the whole project and the […]

Chicago in Focus in New Victory Cruise Tour

February 22, 2026 Comments Off

As the only cruise line to dock at downtown Chicago’s Navy Pier, Victory Cruise Lines is introducing a new, fully guided Navy Pier Culinary and History Collection for 2026. This walking and culinary experience explores […]

Holland America Adds Top Chef

October 15, 2019 Comments Off

Kristen Kish is the latest addition to Holland America Line’s award-winning Culinary Council — a group of seven international celebrity chefs who steer gourmet experiences across the fleet. The Top Chef season 10 winner and […]

Celebrity Apex Delivered Virtually

March 30, 2020 Comments Off

Despite the cruise shutdown, Celebrity Cruises has taken delivery of its newest ship—this one a virtual handover via video conference with officials of the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Celebrity Apex, with capacity for 2,900 […]