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Canada

Is This The Golden Moment for Great Lakes Cruises?

Victory Cruise Line is seeing a spike in new bookings for its Great Lakes cruises and owner John Waggoner knows why.“I hear it every day: There’s a stalemate in Middle East and the airlines are [...]
Destinations

Oceania Crafting a Ship Dedicated to Long Voyages

Oceania Cruises will re-launch a ship as its dedicated world cruiser after a renovation designed to make it feel like a “home at sea.” Oceania Aurelia will be the new name of Nautica, a ship [...]
Cruises

Wind Star Reborn After 40 Years Under Sail

The yacht that started it all has a fresh new look. When Windstar Cruises 148-guest Wind Star debuted 40 years ago, she helped pioneer a new kind of cruising, with automated sails, an intimate scale, [...]
Cruise Lines

Holland America Investing in Sweeping Fleet Upgrades

Building on record performance, Holland America Line plans a $500-million investment to reimagine six ships. Holland America Evolution is the most ambitious guest experience update in the company’s 153-year history, to deliver a comprehensive bow-to-stern [...]
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Master Cuisine Showcasing on Oceania’s Newest Ship

In a landmark collaboraton, Oceania Cruises has revealed details of La Table par Maîtres Cuisiniers de France to debut aboard the brand’s next-generation ship, Oceania Sonata, coming in 2027..La Table is the first and only [...]

Explora Journeys Adding 2 Hydrogen-Powered Ships

by Wallace Immen in Caribbean Comments Off on Explora Journeys Adding 2 Hydrogen-Powered Ships

Explora Journeys signaled confidence in the future by confirming its orders for two hydrogen-powered ships to complete its fleet of six. And it pledged to continue its push towards a net zero-carbon emissions target by [...]

Going to the Dogs on an Alaska Helicopter Tour

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It’s probably easier to get high in Juneau than anywhere in the world. Holland America’s Volendam docked in Alaska’s capital right next to the entrance of a cable car that in minutes can whisk visitors […]

Naughty or Nice? It Means a Lot in Europe’s Colorful Christmas Markets

December 10, 2014 Comments Off

Once upon a time, before the scourge of Black Friday, the Christmas shopping season didn’t start before December and Santa Claus wasn’t a shill for a soft drink company. Remarkably, it’s still like that in […]

Azamara Cruises Gets a New Owner and Adds a New Ship

January 25, 2021 Comments Off

A company that’s taking over Azamara Cruises from Royal Caribbean, is wasting no time. It’s expanding the three-ship fleet with the addition of a former Love Boat, Pacific Princess. “Sycamore Partners has purchased the Pacific […]

Deneuve is Godmother of S.S. Catherine

March 15, 2014 Comments Off

Elegant French actress Catherine Deneuve is the godmother and namesake of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s newest ship, S.S. Catherine The ship is entering service on the popular Burgundy and Provence and Grand France itineraries […]

Cruise Lines

Most Dining Choices Ever on Icon of the Seas

May 28, 2023 Comments Off

Royal Caribbean International’s Icon of the Seas will give guests more than 20 ways to dine when it enters service in January 2024, including a new supper club and a multi-stall food hall. From restaurants […]