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Asia

What Can We Learn from the Tragic End of an Odyssey?

What was sold as the “never-ending cruise” certainly ended in dramatic fashion–with residents told they had just a few hours to pack up and leave their homes at sea.The Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise [...]
Africa

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 [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]

Ready to Enter Explora Journeys’ Ocean State of Mind?

by Wallace Immen in Canada 1

The lobby of Explora 1 evokes comparisons to the luxury of a grand European hotel. The itineraries speak of extraordinary adventures with whimsical names like Glacier Carved Islands or the Valley of Mischievous Trolls. Explora [...]

Another Piece of Crystal Finds a New Life

August 24, 2022 1

Crystal Cruises’ former exploration ship Crystal Esprit is now in service for Lindblad Expeditions with a new name and new look. National Geographic Islander II has been renovated into a 48-passenger, all-suite vessel for cruising […]

Oceania Cooks up a Competition

February 23, 2015 Comments Off

Oceania Cruises is expanding an innovative culinary curriculum by offering 20 new classes for its shipboard Culinary Centers, including a special two-day culinary immersion program focused on the cuisine of Chef Jacques Pépin. The new […]

New Look Holland America Ships Offer More Routes to Exploration

April 5, 2017 1

The ancient glacial ice suddenly begins to churn. Vast fissures burst open and house-sized chunks slide into the sea. Yet nearby, playful penguins live remarkably placid lives. It’s Antarctica as intriguingly captured on film over […]

No Dull Moments Allowed on Celebrity’s Xcel

October 17, 2025 Comments Off

Celebrity Xcel features the line’s widest variety of entertainment, with some of it steered by guests. With three brand-new theatre productions, two interactive club shows, music experiences, high-energy dance parties, interactive activities and surprises in […]

Been There, but Have You Cruised the Great Lakes?

May 9, 2023 1

You can actually take a cruise from Duluth, Minnesota, all the way to Antarctica. And the ports along the route include Thunder Bay, Parry Sound, Windsor, Cleveland and Toronto. There’s never been a cruise itinerary […]