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Halfway to a Dream Fleet, Explora’s Ambitions Keep Growing

With three luxury ocean ships sailing and three more soon to come, Explora Journeys is looking beyond the horizons to even more experiences on the oceans and on Europe’s rivers. It’s a magical moment, Chris [...]
Asia

What Can We Learn from the Tragic End of an Odyssey?

What was sold as the “never-ending cruise” certainly ended in dramatic fashion–with residents told they had just a few hours to pack up and leave their homes at sea.The Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise [...]
Africa

Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

Viking has opened bookings for a new 19-day Grand Nile Journey itinerary exploring ancient Egypt in unprecedented depth. The explorations in 2028 feature four hotel nights in Egypt’s capital and 14-night sailings between Cairo and [...]
Cruise Lines

Explora Rounding out its Family at a Half Dozen

Explora Journeys keeps innovating as its completes its planned fleet of six ships. The luxury cruise brand of MSC Group marked milestones in the building of the final ships in its fleet at a shipyard [...]
Cruise Lines

The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]

Lost in Translation: Looking Forward to Cruising to Fluffy Chicken

by Wallace Immen in Asia 2

Ever been to Fluffy Chicken? How about Whiz-Fiber Module? In my world travels, I’ve become used to running across signs in shops like Welcome Turist: We Spik Inglish. I’ve seen menus that promise “a gastronomic [...]

Atlas Adds Shortcut Expeditions to Antarctica

July 1, 2023 Comments Off

Two new seven-night Antarctic expeditions are being added to the winter season of Atlas Ocean Voyages as it adds a third ship to its fleet. The shorter voyages departing Dec. 9 and 19 on the […]

Scoping out 7 Stylish Additions to Oceania’s Classic Small Ships

June 22, 2014 3

Sailing on one of Oceania Cruises’ small ships has always seemed to me like being a guest at a grand home at sea. Public rooms with polished wood paneling, carved trim work and even elegant […]

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. […]

What Can Polar Bears Do in an Arctic Without Ice?

October 12, 2023 1

There’s a polar bear on our starboard side! The first of what would be many encounters with the Arctic’s iconic ice bears woke everyone up early on Seabourn Venture’s Northwest Passage voyage. Guests rushed to […]

Crystal on Course for Shinier than Ever Comeback

February 1, 2023 Comments Off

The relaunch of Crystal Cruises, to be known as simply Crystal, will see bigger rooms for fewer passengers. Opening bookings for Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, new owners A&K Travel Group said many staterooms on […]