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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 [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]

About Time: Celebrity Apex Finally Making a Debut

by Wallace Immen in Caribbean Comments Off on About Time: Celebrity Apex Finally Making a Debut

Celebrity Apex was delivered a year ago, but it’s been idled ever since because of the pandemic lockdown. Now Celebrity Cruises will inaugurate the ship that’s a sister to Celebrity Edge on a return to [...]

American Queen’s Pacific Riviera Cruise is Unique

July 24, 2022 Comments Off

Whale watching, margarita lessons and local cuisine are attractions on a one-of-a-kind Pacific Coast sailing from San Diego to Costa Rica on American Queen Voyages’ new Ocean Victory and the line is offering free air […]

Celebrity Reveals its Cutting Edge New Ship Featuring a Magic Carpet

March 14, 2017 2

Sirens wailing, lights flashing to clear the way, our motorcade of black vans surrounded by an escort of motorcycle police pulled up to a high-security laboratory in Miami where a deep secret has been kept […]

Le Voyage: A Culinary Discovery on Celebrity Beyond

July 30, 2023 1

Star Trek meets Morocco as you enter the fascinating Le Voyage, an exclusive restaurant on Celebrity Beyond. The restaurant’s angular doors that automatically open are so seamlessly hidden in the ship’s Grand Plaza that you […]

It’s Scenic; Enough Said

May 28, 2015 Comments Off

The name is to the point and it speaks volumes. Scenic is shortening the name of its land tour and cruise products to a single word. A year of research found that Scenic Tours no […]

Barging In: Myths and Realities of Small Boat Cruising in Europe

January 23, 2018 Comments Off

When you think of river cruising in Europe, the Rhine, Danube and Seine come immediately to mind. But how about the Nivernais Canal, the River Yonne, the Brenta, or the Canal du Midi? Europe is […]