Asia
Confessions of an Enchanted Cruise Time Traveller
What if every other day was 25 hours long? What if you could make an entire day vanish–or jump from one year to the next and back again? And what if you could fly home […]
Luxury
Alaska
Explora’s Largest Ship Yet Becomes Its Own Destination
Explora Journeys calls Explora III a destination in her own right. And she’s launching ahead of schedule in July, 2026 with a naming ceremony in Barcelona Aug. 1. Longer and with expanded public space compared […]
Austria
Celebrity Plans to Flood Europe with River Cruises
Make that 20! Celebrity River Cruises has announced a commitment for 10 more new ships that will expand its European river cruise fleet to 20 vessels by 2031. All this while construction of the first […]
Caribbean
Oceania Reveals More of Sonata, Its Ship of the Future
Oceania Cruises is pulling back the curtain and opening bookings on Oceania Sonata, the first in a new class of ship it calls a New Era of Luxury at Sea. Set to debut in 2027, […]
Celebrity Cruises
Opa! Celebrity Xcel Creates New Festivals for Europe
New routes mean it’s time for new immersive experiences as Celebrity Xcel shifts to a summer season in the Mediterranean. The newest ship from Celebrity Cruises has a foursome of new festivals in its unique […]
Africa
Discovering an Adventurous New Galaxy of Intimate Ships
It seems everyone got the same idea at the same time: there’s an untapped demand for a small ship that can explore the far corners of the globe in the luxury you expect at the […]
Cruise Lines
Ultra Yachts Making their Long-Awaited Debuts
First it was Ritz-Carlton. Now hotel groups Four Seasons and Orient Express are joining the race to have the most luxurious and personal yachts at sea. It’s a story that’s been simmering for years, with […]
Abercrombie & Kent
Amazing: Crystal Names its New Ship Grace
Crystal Cruises’ first new ship in a quarter of a century, Crystal Grace, promises to live up to her name said Cristina Levis, CEO of A&K Travel Group who announced the name choice. “It reflects […]
Alaska
Why You’ll Want to Become a Star Seeker with Windstar
Think of cruise ships as planets. In an ongoing series, Designing New Worlds, The Cruisington Times explores behind the scenes as ingenious designers create self-sufficient floating worlds. Windstar’s first new ship in a decade, Star […]
Cruise Lines
Windstar’s Newest Making Europe Her Home Year-Round
Want a unique winter experience? How about sailing from Barcelona to Rome –in January. Or, trading ski season for a cruise in the Greek Isles?. While most cruise ships migrate to warmer oceans in the […]