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Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

Capt. Kate McCue is resigning from her role as captain at Four Seasons Yachts and intends to spend more time with her family. She shared the decision in an Instagram video in which she says [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Think Cruising isn’t Sustainable? Carnival Begs to Differ

Carnival Corporation is defending the sustainability of cruising, saying not only has it met targets for cutting emissions early, it is raising its eco-friendly goals and will achieve them sooner. The world’s biggest cruise company, [...]
Caribbean

Sugar Beach: MSC’s Sweet New Caribbean Destination

There’s a new name on the cruise map for MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys in the Caribbean. Catalina Sugar Beach is the newest private island destination off the coast of La Romana, Dominican Republic.Set to [...]
AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought that’s led to record low river levels in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”As a heat wave continues, an extended drought [...]
Africa

Is This the Most Intensive Expedition Cruise Ever?

A four-month voyage planned on Atlas Ocean Cruises’ newest ship promises to explore the cultures and tastes of places even the most seasoned travellers haven’t visited. Atlas Adventurer, the world’s first luxury expedition sailing yacht [...]

Cinque Terre’s Once Hidden Gems Now Center Stage-for Better or Worse

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The heat is on and the five picture-postcard villages with their pastel houses and ancient cathedrals are packed with day trippers. Every student within flying distance on a summer break seems to have descended here [...]

Silversea Overcomes Setbacks and Lockdowns to Ready Silver Origin

May 19, 2020 Comments Off

Despite high water and a global lockdown, Silversea Cruises is ready to take delivery of its new expedition ship Silver Origin from Dutch shipyard De Hoop. The shipyard imposed rigid safety procedures, reduced its workforce, […]

Holland America Tour Follows Footsteps of The Godfather

September 10, 2011 Comments Off

Godfather, how much of what I’ve seen in the films is real? What they show about the old country, where the Family came from, does it really exist? On a port call of Holland America […]

Regent and Oceania Eliminate Plastic

January 31, 2019 Comments Off

Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises will jointly eliminate up to 5-million plastic water bottles a year through a new partnership with purification system Vero Water. The green initiative is the latest of the line’s […]

6 Little-Known Ports Anxious to Become Regulars on the Cruise Circuit

October 31, 2017 Comments Off

Have you heard about Ubatuba? (Yes, there is a place called Ubatuba). Where’s Guna Yala? Or, how about Antofagasta? You’re about to hear more from these places that until now haven’t had star power. They’re pitching […]

Beyond the Big 3 Ports on Mexico’s Pacific Riviera

October 19, 2022 1

Call it midnight blue, even at mid-day. Somehow the water on the Pacific coast of Mexico seems to come in darker hues than on Mexico’s more familiar Caribbean Gulf coasts. And as we head into […]