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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 [...]

View of Danube from Budapest's castle hill

Seeing the Danube’s True Blue and the Beauty of Budapest on AmaCerto

by Wallace Immen in AmaWaterways Comments Off on Seeing the Danube’s True Blue and the Beauty of Budapest on AmaCerto

Our complimentary guided tour of Budapest from AmaCerto started with our guide making an apology. As romantic as the notion of the Beautiful Blue Danube sounds, the water is actually a golden brown if viewed [...]

Discovering More: 5 Gems in Provence on an Emerald Waterways Cruise

August 7, 2018 Comments Off

The streets seemed deserted as we began a morning tour of the idyllic wine district town of Tournon. But not for long. With a fanfare of trumpets and swirl of colors, the town’s marching bands […]

5 Must-do Excursions and Some Detours on a Viking Danube Voyage

February 19, 2015 Comments Off

A great thing about cruising on the rivers of Europe is that every day you’re docked in a city so steeped in history and culture that there’s always something fresh to discover. On a recent Danube […]

Exclusive Signature Tipples Debut on the New Seven Seas Splendor

January 6, 2020 Comments Off

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is mixing up an impressive collection of 19 new signature cocktails, amd eight new gins that will be offered exclusively on Seven Seas Splendor, whose premier season begins in February, 2020. […]

5 Hot Places to Savor a Cool Brew in Beer-Rich Prague

April 22, 2014 1

Unlike North American suds that get gulped down mostly for the buzz they give, Czech beers are savored for their taste. And after having a few, I admit, they provide a heck of a buzz too. But I […]

COMO? It’s a Unique New Hotel in Miami Beach

November 20, 2014 Comments Off

In a city filled with big corporate hotels, a compact new contender wants to stand out as unique and personal. Miami Beach’s Metropolitan by COMO has opened after 18 months of renovation of the former […]