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7 Things You Must Know Now About Celebrity Ascent

Has Celebrity Cruises evolved to the point where the ship can be the destination? We’re about to find out on a cruise aboard the Celebrity Ascent, which offers a range of daily activities for every [...]
Cruise Lines

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 [...]

Seuss-We-Am on Carnival Cruises

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Seuss-We-Am on Carnival Cruises

Green eggs and ham breakfasts are just one feature of Carnival Cruise Lines’ fleet-wide partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises. Now on Carnival Splendor and soon to come fleet-wide are youth and family dining and entertainment [...]

MSC Meraviglia Sets Canadian Records

October 14, 2019 Comments Off

MSC Meraviglia — MSC Cruises’ first Meraviglia-Class smart ship — made her North American debut in October, becoming the largest cruise ship to ever visit Quebec City. On her first- ever cruises from North America, […]

5 Tips for Picking the Cruise Cabin Right for You as Choices Multiply

February 15, 2017 Comments Off

There were once such simple rules for choosing a cabin on a ship: port out– starboard home, the higher the deck, the better the class of service. And the more you spent, the bigger the […]

9 Passenger Submarine Joins Scenic by Air

April 2, 2024 Comments Off

If you saw it coming at you on the highway, you’d think it was the biggest slickest SUV you’ve ever seen. But this new sports car is at home in the deep sea and it […]

Seuss-We-Am on Carnival Cruises

March 10, 2014 Comments Off

Ponant Eliminates Wi-Fi Charges

January 17, 2019 Comments Off

Ponant expedition cruise line is now offering its passengers unlimited complimentary wi-fi in public areas and staterooms across its entire fleet. Using satellite connections, this service allows passengers to cruise without losing contact in most […]