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Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

Viking has opened bookings for a new 19-day Grand Nile Journey itinerary exploring ancient Egypt in unprecedented depth. The explorations in 2028 feature four hotel nights in Egypt’s capital and 14-night sailings between Cairo and [...]
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Explora Rounding out its Family at a Half Dozen

Explora Journeys keeps innovating as its completes its planned fleet of six ships. The luxury cruise brand of MSC Group marked milestones in the building of the final ships in its fleet at a shipyard [...]
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The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]
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Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its sixth and final Prima-class ship, Norwegian Bella, due to debut with weeklong roundtrips from Barcelona in May, 2028.At 1,129 feet and accommodating 3,921 passengers double occupancy she’ll [...]
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Here’s Your Chance to Search for ET on a Cruise

Cultural expedition cruise specialist Swan Hellenic is planning six voyages featuring experts exploring the origins of planets, our Universe and the search for life beyond Earth. The 2027 Explore Space at Sea Series was created [...]

AmaMagna, the Small Ship with Big Ambitions and Room to Roam

by Wallace Immen in AmaWaterways Comments Off on AmaMagna, the Small Ship with Big Ambitions and Room to Roam

AmaMagna is a clear departure from any river cruise ships you’ve sailed on in the past. It’s twice as wide as what has until now been the standard for European river ships. It’s got four [...]

Around the Hoorn on a Visit by Avalon Vista

May 11, 2012 Comments Off

Extreme caution is in order when you walk the sidewalks of Hoorn, our first stop in Holland on the inaugural cruise of Avalon Waterways‘ new river cruise ship Avalon Vista. Many of the city’s streets are […]

10 Little-Known Fun Secrets in a Cruise on Rotterdam

November 7, 2021 3

The crew was out in force at the gangway to cheer guests boarding Holland America Line’s new flagship Rotterdam for a cruise to sunny Caribbean beaches. Everyone is excited to finally have guests enjoy the […]

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 […]

AmaWaterways Plans Exceptional Fleet Expansion

September 19, 2025 Comments Off

AmaWaterways is going all in with plans to add eight new ships to its s European river fleet by2030. With these additions, the company’s global fleet will grow to more than 40 vessels – doubling […]

Regent and Oceania Eliminate Plastic

January 31, 2019 Comments Off

Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises will jointly eliminate up to 5-million plastic water bottles a year through a new partnership with purification system Vero Water. The green initiative is the latest of the line’s […]