• 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 [...]
  • Cruise Lines

    Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

    Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its sixth and final Prima-class ship, Norwegian Bella, due to debut with weeklong roundtrips from Barcelona in May, 2028.At 1,129 feet and accommodating 3,921 passengers double occupancy she’ll [...]
  • Cruise Lines

    Here’s Your Chance to Search for ET on a Cruise

    Cultural expedition cruise specialist Swan Hellenic is planning six voyages featuring experts exploring the origins of planets, our Universe and the search for life beyond Earth. The 2027 Explore Space at Sea Series was created [...]
  • Arcadia sails for P&O in Australia--Carnival Corp.
    Carnival Cruise Line

    Fleet Shuffles Will Grow HAL and Shrink Cunard

    It’s not just deck chairs, Carnival Corp. is rearranging its fleets. Holland America Line will see its lineup grow to 12 ships with the addition of P&O Cruises’ ship Arcadia. At the same time, Cunard [...]
  • AmaWaterways

    Lessons Learned from Europe’s Low Water Crisis

    After a summer of historic drought in Europe, river cruising is still facing unprecedented stress. Water levels across several sections of the Danube remain critically low and have not recovered sufficiently to restore normal navigation, [...]
In the Spotlight

Steamboat American Queen Revives a Classic Era

by Wallace Immen in American Queen Steamboat Company Comments Off on Steamboat American Queen Revives a Classic Era

A rich tradition of cruising on paddle wheel river boats stretching back to pioneer America is about to be revived. Mark Twain spent his early career as a river boat pilot on the Mississippi, and [...]

Editors Choice

Australia

Hangers-on Detour Cruise Ships Down Under

New Zealand has turned away eight ships this season for having too much sea life growing on their hulls. The issue was caused by long layups during the COVID-19 pandemic, Biosecurity New Zealand told industry […]

Abercrombie & Kent

New Ship to Explore Peru’s Amazon in Style

A new riverboat described as a floating boutique hotel will start exploring the Amazon in 2025 as Abercrombie & Kent’s first South American ship. Featuring 10 double cabins and two single cabins, the as-yet unnamed […]

Airlines

American Queen’s Pacific Riviera Cruise is Unique

Whale watching, margarita lessons and local cuisine are attractions on a one-of-a-kind Pacific Coast sailing from San Diego to Costa Rica on American Queen Voyages’ new Ocean Victory and the line is offering free air […]

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