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Aman at Sea

Are $7,000 a Night Cruises Sustainable?

Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express, Aman Resorts. Luxury hotel chains seem to have all decided at once to put their oars in the water with new small ships that promise the ultimate in comfort and [...]
Cruise Lines

Silversea Sweetens the Benefits for Top Suites

Silversea Cruises is organizing its suites into four categories, including one described as Residences. And the top categories are getting new perks on top of Silversea’s existing inclusions, such as butler service, 24-hour in-suite dining, [...]
Celestyal Cruises

Middle East is Erased from Cruise Maps for Years

Cruises lines are now expecting the Persian Gulf is going to be a no-go zone for a long, long time. Explora Journeys has just scratched 2028 Middle East itineraries for two of its ships. They [...]
Costa Cruises

Margaritaville’s Adding a Texas Twang

There’s no stopping the party for Margaritaville at Sea cruise line. It’s adding a third ship to the fleet and launching service from Texas. Beachcomber will sail from Galveston beginning in October, 2027 on four- [...]
Asia

SeaDream is Finally Building a New Luxury Yacht

Sea Dream Yacht Club is ordering a new ultra-luxury ship that can take 200 guests around the world. It’s been a long time coming for the 25-year-old boutique ultra-luxury cruise line ,whose two ships carry [...]

Scenic Adds Unique Cruise Guarantee

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Scenic Adds Unique Cruise Guarantee

There may be no guarantees in life, but on one cruise line there’s at least cash compensation if they can’t float your boat. Beginning in 2017, Scenic will be the first cruise line to offer a [...]

Japan Meets Peru in Oceania’s Red Ginger Menu

June 20, 2025 Comments Off

Oceania Cruises is expanding the menu of its Pan-Asian restaurant Red Ginger with a flavorful Japanese-Peruvian twist. Twelve new menu items recently debuted aboard Oceania Vista and will be available on the line’s newest ship, […]

Ponant Conquers the World with Surprise Move

January 17, 2025 Comments Off

In an unexpected but very strategic move, Ponant Explorations Group, is buying majority stake in small adventure ship line Aqua Expeditions to expand its range to South America and Asia. Aqua Expeditions operates small ships […]

Another Day, Another Gorgeous Beach on Star Flyer’s Costa Rica Voyage

March 10, 2013 Comments Off

They call them wet landings for good reason: You get your feet wet because there aren’t any docks along the beaches Star Flyer visited in a week sailing along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. Coming in at […]

On the Edge of Temptation: Celebrity Reveals its Next Generation Cuisine

March 2, 2018 Comments Off

Celebrity Cruises has been letting out tantalizing details of the coming next-generation ship Celebrity Edge in small doses to keep everyone coming back for more. Now, as the big launch gets closer, the picture is finally […]

Making Pride of America Greater

March 30, 2016 Comments Off

The only U.S.-flagged cruise ship, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America, is back in service nearly new after an extended dry dock. The ship received stem-to-stern enhancements including new public spaces and venues and refreshed […]