Canada
Victory Cruises Tell a Tasty Great Lakes Story
A crowd on shore waves and cheers as we sail out of the Welland Canal into Lake Erie. This ship that’s cruising to all five of the Great Lakes is rare sight in itself. And […]
North America
Alaska
More Ports Charging Daily Fees for Cruise Visitors
Add Greece to a growing list of destinations charging fees for cruisers to visit on a day in port. Mykonos and Santorini are charging 20 euros per passenger for the summer season from July 1 […]
China
Sparing the Change: The New Travel Money Realities
“I have a friend who just returned from a month in Thailand, China and Vietnam and she dealt exclusively with cash. Brought a wad of C-notes and paid on the spot. Used safes in the […]
Alaska
Spoiler Alert: Carnival Ships Slash Food Waste
Viewing the vast arrays of food on offer in buffets on Carnival Cruise Line ships, you may not realize the world’s largest cruise company has managed to cut food waste by 44 per cent in […]
Caribbean
Newbies Leading Surge to Cruising, Trend Study Reveals
First-time cruisers are driving fast growth in cruising, with 31 per cent of passengers in the last two years being new to cruise. But there’s also a rising tide in repeat cruising, the annual report […]
Cruise Lines
Can you make Perfect Badder? Royal’s Going to Try
Bigger, badder, bolder. Those are the lofty goals Royal Caribbean wants to hit with its massive new destination for its cruises to Mexico. Perfect Day Mexico in Costa Maya will be Royal Caribbean’s largest private […]
Abercrombie & Kent
Crystal’s Offering Even More of the World in 2028
Crystal Cruises is planning its longest-ever world cruise ever–spanning 39 countries with 84 destinations in 150 days. Titled Treasures of the Tides, the journey features first-time calls in Huahine, French Polynesia; multiple inaugural ports in […]
Canada
Victory’s Splash Launches Great Lakes Cruising
While Champagne’s traditional, it was premium Canadian whisky anointing the Great Lakes cruise ship Victory 1. In a christening ceremony at the Port of Toronto, Godmother Emily Coleman broke a bottle across the bow of […]
Carnival Cruise Line
Florida’s Port Competition Keeps Heating Up
Who’s number one? It depends who you ask as Florida’s big cruise ports keep going for records. Greater Miami and Miami Beach have just branded the city the Cruise Capital of the World to celebrate […]
Abercrombie & Kent
Crystal’s Canada Cruise Headlines Gloria Gaynor
Legendary performer Gloria Gaynor is making an encore on board a Crystal Serenity round trip from New York to Canada in October. Following the success of her 2024 exclusive performance on Crystal Serenity, the two-time […]