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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 [...]
Cruises

How a Cadet Rose to Captain on Star Clippers

Eleven years after joining Star Clippers as a deck cadet, 36-year-old Vadim Novikov has become the youngest commanding officer in the sail cruise company’s history. As captain of Star Flyer, Novikov will oversee ship operations [...]
Asia

New Luxury Atlas Yacht will Sport Sails

Atlas Ocean Cruises has revealed it’s building a new luxury expedition sailing yacht with sails and an eco-friendly hybrid propulsion system that can run almost silently. Atlas Adventurer will be purpose-built for global exploration, seamlessly [...]
Canada

Chicago in Focus in New Victory Cruise Tour

As the only cruise line to dock at downtown Chicago’s Navy Pier, Victory Cruise Lines is introducing a new, fully guided Navy Pier Culinary and History Collection for 2026. This walking and culinary experience explores [...]
Cruise Lines

Wait for it—Cruise Ships Getting Ordered 10 Years in Advance

Talk about ordering ahead. Two upscale cruise lines have just inked contracts for new ships not due to arrive for more than a decade. It’s the kind of optimism that comes from seeing record-breaking sales [...]

How You Can Shape Celebrity’s Newest Ship

by Wallace Immen in Caribbean Comments Off on How You Can Shape Celebrity’s Newest Ship

How’d you like to design your dream cruise ship? Take this simple quiz: Would you rather your surroundings include colorful natural greens and blues or vibrant tropical reds and yellows? Next, would you like to [...]

News

Cruise Lines Looking to Pioneer Fuel Cells as Green Power Source

October 3, 2017 Comments Off

Going green is taking many forms, and cruise lines are now working on harnessing a fuel that’s lighter than air. Hydrogen fuel cells are in the long-term thinking of both Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and […]

Into Hells and Back on an Un-Cruise Jet Boat Adventure in Idaho

November 6, 2014 Comments Off

The water appears to boil as swirling whitecaps rise up over jagged rocks that lurk barely below the surface. “Hang on! I’m going to be doing some really fast turns,” cautions the pilot of our […]

Trading Post of the Gods? You Decide on a Regent Seven Seas Tour in Chile

November 5, 2019 Comments Off

There’s something that looks awfully familiar about the squiggles and cartoon-like figures that cover the hills of a remote site in Chile’s Atacama Desert. If you’ve ever travelled Route 66 or followed the signs to […]

How MSC Plans to Dominate the Young Cruise Market

July 22, 2024 1

Young travellers are driving a cruise boom, according to the Cruise Lines International Association’s 2024 State of the Cruise Industry report. Its surveys find that 88 per cent of Millennials and 86 per cent of […]

What Happens When Your Cruise Ship Can’t Sail?

April 29, 2024 1

The Alaska cruise season from Vancouver has launched, but one ship was left at the starting gate. Royal Caribbean International cancelled the April 26 sailing of Radiance of the Seas after 1,900 passengers had already […]