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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 [...]
Alaska

Why a 15-year Alaskan Dream Ended So Suddenly

A small, niche cruise line sailing in Southeast Alaska has called it quits. “Effective immediately, Alaskan Dream Cruises has ceased business operations and will no longer be operating future sailings,” the cruise line announced on [...]
Alaska

Explora’s Largest Ship Yet Becomes Its Own Destination

Explora Journeys calls Explora III a destination in her own right. And she’s launching ahead of schedule in July, 2026 with a naming ceremony in Barcelona Aug. 1. Longer and with expanded public space compared [...]
Austria

Celebrity Plans to Flood Europe with River Cruises

Make that 20! Celebrity River Cruises has announced a commitment for 10 more new ships that will expand its European river cruise fleet to 20 vessels by 2031. All this while construction of the first [...]

5 Treats and 1 Left Unsampled on an AmaWaterways Mekong Cruise

by Wallace Immen in 10 Best Lists Comments Off on 5 Treats and 1 Left Unsampled on an AmaWaterways Mekong Cruise

I should have known something unusual was in store as we visited the bustling food market known as Tarantula Village on a tour from our AmaWaterways Mekong River cruise in Cambodia. Tables were piled high [...]

Green Award for AmaWaterways Ship

February 6, 2020 Comments Off

AmaWaterways’ AmaKristina has become the first river cruise ship to earn a Green Award certification, recognizing a high standard of safety, quality and environmental performance. The award was presented in a special ceremony in The […]

Expedition Deals for Canadians from Atlas Ocean Voyages

June 18, 2025 Comments Off

Atlas Ocean Voyages is offering Canadian residents an immediate incentive to go exploring in the Arctic, Europe or Antarctica with 15 per cent savings on select expedition voyages. From viewing polar bears and icebergs in […]

Aiming for a Love Boat Record

August 7, 2019 Comments Off

Cue The Love Boat theme song! Princess Cruises will attempt to host the largest renewal of vows ceremony at sea in hopes of setting a world record onboard a Valentine’s Day cruise in 2020. Gavin […]

AmaMagna: Twice as Much to Love on a Romantic Danube River Cruise

September 2, 2019 Comments Off

It’s a remarkable feat as the captain eases AmaMagna gently and precisely into a lock on the Danube. There doesn’t seem to be more than a couple inches of clearance on either side of this […]

MSC Cruises Teams up with LEGO

November 2, 2014 Comments Off

MSC Cruises and the LEGO Group are joining forces. The program being implemented across the fleet will give children as well as adults the chance to compete in LEGO themed contests and games. Kids who […]