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Transcend Aims to Be the Go-To for Group Cruises

A sleek, dark blue ship with interiors by luxury yacht firm Tillberg Design of Sweden is about to start sailing on Europe’s rivers. Gorgeous, but you can’t just book a single cabin, you have to [...]
Atlas Ocean Voyages

Atlas Flipping the Globe for 2028 Arctic Cruises

Atlas Ocean Voyages, a line more identified with South Polar exploration, is setting sights North for a highly anticipated 2028 Arctic Season, featuring 13 newly curated journeys ranging from seven to 17 nights. Sailing aboard [...]
Canada

It’s Shaping Up as a Great Lakes Future

Cruisers choosing to stay close to home, repeat guests and smoother sailing have cruise lines planning a long future in the Great Lakes.Viking has just announced its 2028–2029 expedition voyages that include Great Lakes cruises [...]
Cruise Lines

MSC Gets Racier with Grand Prix Viewings

Leave it to MSC Cruises to create the ultimate pop-up event. It built a replica of its MSC Yacht Club “ship within a ship” to provide race fans a taste of the line’s seagoing hospitality.At [...]
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 [...]

New Dining Spots and Comfort Foods Expand Choices on Carnival Breeze

by Wallace Immen in Caribbean Comments Off on New Dining Spots and Comfort Foods Expand Choices on Carnival Breeze

Carnival keeps coming up with to eliminate one of the traditional problems of sea days, the crowds around the breakfast and lunch buffets, when all 3,600 passengers are on board and thinking of eating at [...]

Don’t Miss Saigon: You’ll Probably Never See Her Like This Again

August 5, 2015 Comments Off

The war for South Vietnam is officially over, but it’s not quite clear who eventually won. Although Saigon is now named for Ho Chi Minh and revolutionary banners and slogans are everywhere, the locals still […]

5 Things that Make Un-Cruises Unique Experiences

October 23, 2014 Comments Off

One day we were shooting rapids into Hell’s Canyon in Idaho. Another day had us counting salmon at the Bonneville dam. And on a Wednesday, we did a wine wander in the wonderfully named Walla Walla, Washington. […]

On Oceania’s World Cruiser You Can Settle in for Half a Year

May 3, 2022 1

Can you fall in love with a cruise ship? A lot of the guests on Insignia clearly have. We’ve just boarded, but striking up conversations with fellow passengers, it turns out many have already been […]

Penguins or Wallabies? A Dilemma on an Aussie Island

April 17, 2024 1

Decisions, decisions. On a visit to Australia’s Philip Island on a Seabourn Cruises voyage down under, two evening shore excursions were both listed as must-sees. One tour promised us an unforgettable avian airshow as thousands […]

Aman Defines its Ultra-Luxury Cruise Concept

August 1, 2025 Comments Off

Aman Resorts which has 36 hotels on land is about to head to sea. The pioneering luxury brand has finally released its concepts for the inaugural vessel Amangati, scheduled to launch for the 2027 summer […]