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Africa

Is This the Most Intensive Expedition Cruise Ever?

A four-month voyage planned on Atlas Ocean Cruises’ newest ship promises to explore the cultures and tastes of places even the most seasoned travellers haven’t visited. Atlas Adventurer, the world’s first luxury expedition sailing yacht [...]
Cruises

Regent Plans More Space for Fewer Guests

Regent Seven Seas is thinking bigger with a reimagination of accommodations aboard its Explorer Class ships. Creating suites, a new suite category along with reduced ship capacities Regent says it will deliver an even more [...]
Cruises

Explora is Halfway to its Dream Fleet

Now there are three out of six. Explora Journeys has taken delivery of Explora III, marking a significant milestone in the growth of the luxury ocean travel brand. Explora represents MSC Group’s investment of more [...]
Abercrombie & Kent

Egypt Gears Up for a Nile Cruise Boom

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities has launched a new Digital Visa-on-Arrival System to simplify entry procedures for international travelers. The pilot phase of the new system has begun at Cairo International Airport, and [...]
AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought that’s led to extremely low river levels in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”While the worst of the heat wave appears [...]

Serenity waterfall and pool on a quiet day

What Works– and What Could Work Better–on the Sparkling New Carnival Sunshine

by Wallace Immen in Carnival Cruise Line 2

There’s so much to see on the newly rebuilt Carnival Sunshine and there’s been so little time to actually see it. On my cruise from Barcelona around the Mediterranean to Venice, it’s been a port [...]

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 […]

Two crew members on river ship Scenic Tsar aka Alexander Grin

Russian Grin: A Traditional Welcome as We Board the Scenic Tsar

October 9, 2012 1

I’ve been welcomed aboard many a ship, but seldom with such simple grace as the greeting from the crew of Scenic Tsar at a rural dock in Moscow. The port is in the middle of […]

Love Boats to Get New Look

February 8, 2016 Comments Off

Princess Cruises is changing it logo for the first time in a quarter of a century. The new livery will first appear in 2017 on the Majestic Princess, the first ship the company has designed […]

New Dining Spots and Comfort Foods Expand Choices on Carnival Breeze

December 11, 2012 Comments Off

Carnival keeps coming up with to eliminate one of the traditional problems of sea days, the crowds around the breakfast and lunch buffets, when all 3,600 passengers are on board and thinking of eating at […]

Can Vista Claim to Have the Finest Cuisine at Sea?

May 8, 2025 Comments Off

A surf and turf burger in the Waves Grill tops a thick patty of wagyu beef with medallions of lobster. A spicy salad in Red Ginger stacks strips of crispy duck with succulent cubes of […]