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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Here’s Your Chance to Search for ET on a Cruise

Cultural expedition cruise specialist Swan Hellenic is planning six voyages featuring experts exploring the origins of planets, our Universe and the search for life beyond Earth. The 2027 Explore Space at Sea Series was created [...]

New Cruise Terminals are Promising a Smoother Welcome on Board

by Wallace Immen in Alaska Comments Off on New Cruise Terminals are Promising a Smoother Welcome on Board

It’s been a bumper year for cruising and the view from the bridge shows smooth sailing ahead. The Cruise Lines International Association expects the number of passengers taking cruises will set a record 28 million [...]

Shocker on the Rivers: Paddle-wheelers Bound for Scrap Heap

May 21, 2024 1

Can the big wheels keep on turning? A well-known fleet of paddle-wheelers that evoke the Proud Marys and Showboats that plied the rivers of early America face being cut up for scrap after a bankruptcy […]

On Carnival Liberty: Can You Have Too Much Fun?

January 22, 2012 Comments Off

By WALLACE IMMEN Where to start? There’s dodgeball, boot camp exercises, Latin dance class, a free-throw contest, temporary tattoos, movie trivia, sports trivia. Or there are diagnoses based on looking at your tongue, or mixing […]

Seabourn Slims Fleet with Another Ship Sale

March 5, 2025 1

Seabourn Cruises says it will have one of the youngest fleets at sea with the sale of Seabourn Sojourn. The ship will continue to sail for Seabourn until May, 2026 as a charter from new […]

Can you make Perfect Badder? Royal’s Going to Try

May 20, 2025 Comments Off

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 […]

A Private Island Hideaway a Heartbeat from the Bustling Heart of Venice

May 24, 2017 Comments Off

Venice titles itself La Serenissima — the most serene. But the overwhelming crowds that fill St. Mark’s square daily and stream shoulder to shoulder through every narrow passageway at all hours can quickly make tranquility […]