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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 [...]
Cruise Lines

Designing New Worlds— Like Home, Only Better

If you were creating a spaceship to explore distant planets, you’d want it to be designed by people who build cruise ships. They’re self-sufficient floating worlds that imaginative designers create as unique, welcoming environments. In [...]

5 Tasty Advance Samples of the New Celebrity Beyond

by Wallace Immen in Celebrity Cruises 1

Celebrity is aiming to go past the Edge and above the Apex in its latest ship, Celebrity Beyond. With a Michelin-starred chef, one of the world’s most famous interior designers and globally-inspired cuisine and cocktails, [...]

Emerald to the Heart of Saigon

August 1, 2019 Comments Off

Emerald Waterways brand new Star-Ship, Emerald Harmony that has just started sailing the Mekong River, is unique in Asia for a number of reasons. New images of the ship’s amenities tell the story: 1) Sail […]

Oceania’s Most Luxurious Yet Sets Sail

July 10, 2025 Comments Off

Oceania Cruises’ inewest boutique ship Oceania Allura. The 1,200-guest ship features many upgrades from her sister ship Oceania Vista. “Oceania Allura is our most innovative and luxurious ship to date. She represents our bold vision […]

5 Thrills of Flying on a Beaver with an Eagle’s Eye View of Unspoiled Alaska

May 7, 2015 Comments Off

In the rest of the world, planes take off from a runway. In Alaska, almost any stretch of water will do. Today on a shore excursion from a cruise on Oceania Cruises we’re going to […]

Pacific Cruises Delayed Again as Ports Stay Closed

February 2, 2022 1

Cruise lines are once again shelving plans to resume service in Asia and Australia as Covid continues to keep ports closed. Carnival Cruise Line had planned to sail Carnival Spirit out of a brand new […]

Silver Nova Aims for Ultra-Elegance with Sustainablity

December 2, 2021 Comments Off

Silversea Cruises promises its new ship Silver Nova will be a revolution in ultra-luxury cruising. Construction has begun on the 728-guest ship that will offer among the most personal space and personalized services of any […]