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Oceania Crafting a Ship Dedicated to Long Voyages

Oceania Cruises will re-launch a ship as its dedicated world cruiser after a renovation designed to make it feel like a “home at sea.” Oceania Aurelia will be the new name of Nautica, a ship [...]
Cruises

Wind Star Reborn After 40 Years Under Sail

The yacht that started it all has a fresh new look. When Windstar Cruises 148-guest Wind Star debuted 40 years ago, she helped pioneer a new kind of cruising, with automated sails, an intimate scale, [...]
Cruise Lines

Holland America Investing in Sweeping Fleet Upgrades

Building on record performance, Holland America Line plans a $500-million investment to reimagine six ships. Holland America Evolution is the most ambitious guest experience update in the company’s 153-year history, to deliver a comprehensive bow-to-stern [...]
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Master Cuisine Showcasing on Oceania’s Newest Ship

In a landmark collaboraton, Oceania Cruises has revealed details of La Table par Maîtres Cuisiniers de France to debut aboard the brand’s next-generation ship, Oceania Sonata, coming in 2027..La Table is the first and only [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Cruise Execs Confident Despite Continuing Challenges

With a war going on and fuel prices spiking, it’s a challenging moment, but cruise leaders remain optimistic about long-term growth. At the annual State of the Industry session at Seatrade Cruise Global meeting held [...]

It’s Always 5 O’clock on the Margaritaville Paradise

by Wallace Immen in Cruises Comments Off on It’s Always 5 O’clock on the Margaritaville Paradise

Yep, it’s going to be a party ship. Jimmy Buffett’s laid-back lifestyle songs are the inspiration for the Margaritaville Paradise. The relaunch in April will follow a multi-million dollar renovation of the 658-cabin ship formerly [...]

Shaq Takes Carnival Safety Seriously

October 16, 2019 Comments Off

Taking safety seriously while making it fun, Carnival Cruise Line is debuting an entertaining and creative new safety briefing video featuring the line’s Chief Fun Officer Shaquille O’Neal. Produced with the important goals of getting […]

Scenic Cruise’s Tour Teaches Going With the Flow in Modern Moscow

October 15, 2012 Comments Off

On the eight lane highway, traffic is moving as normal in and out of central Moscow—at a pace that would make a snail seem speedy. There’s no accident, no road work, not even a government […]

Royal Caribbean Raises Curtain on Even Grander Symphony of the Seas

October 14, 2017 1

It’s no surprise that the Symphony of the Seas will be the biggest cruise ship yet. Royal Caribbean International makes sure that each sister of the famous Oasis of the Seas gets at least a […]

Is Your Favorite Ship About to Disappear in a Mass Extinction?

June 29, 2020 Comments Off

There’s a good chance that one of the cruise ships you’ve loved being aboard in the past won’t be sailing when the global cruise lockdown ends. More than two dozen well-known ships from the major […]

Looking Good: Playing with Your Food Holland America Style

April 6, 2021 1

I know, I know: Mom always told you not to play with your food. But when a chef known for being an artist on plates invites you to have fun with food, there’s only one […]