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Asia

SeaDream is Finally Building a New Luxury Yacht

Sea Dream Yacht Club is ordering a new ultra-luxury ship that can take 200 guests around the world. It’s been a long time coming for the 25-year-old boutique ultra-luxury cruise line ,whose two ships carry [...]
Caribbean

Life Under Sail Just Got More Adventurous

There are quicker ways to cruise, but there’s nothing more romantic and intimaate than doing it the timeless way, under thousands of square feet of billowing sails. And two cruise lines that specialize in sailing [...]
Azamara Cruises

Split Decision: What’s The Dalmatian Coast’s Hottest Spot?

These massive walls have defended against centuries of conquests. Beautiful squares are filled with flowers, food and music. The medieval towns along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic have been the fantasy settings for the [...]
Cruises

Scenic Teams Up with Master Canadian Chefs

Canadian culinary stars Chefs Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk are teaming up with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours for a culinary journey along Portugal’s Douro River. A Chef’s Culinary Adventure of Delightful Douro, sails round [...]
Asia

Oceania Wants You to Settle in for a Very Long Voyage

Oceania Cruises is stretching the definition of cruises to remarkable lengths. A new menu of options includes cruises that range from 31-day explorations to 180-day circumnavigations.Oceania’s fleet will be calling at more than 600 destinations [...]

AmaWaterways Fleet Growing Again

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on AmaWaterways Fleet Growing Again

She’ll be called AmaSiena and the new ship added to AmaWaterways fleet in July, 2020 will sail a wide range of itineraries along the Rhine, Main, Moselle and Danube rivers. A sister of AmaLea and [...]

Celebrity Reveals Edgy European River Cruisers

September 3, 2025 Comments Off

A long-held secret is out! With open decks and elevated spaces, Celebrity Cruises plans to transform the shape of cruising on the Rhine and Danube rivers. Two new ships due to arrive in 2027 will […]

Been there, done that? We doubt it

November 11, 2024 1

No matter how many cruises you’ve done, it’s time to shake things up and broaden your horizons beyond the usual suspects. Cruise lines are plotting a plethora of innovative out-of-the-ordinary cruise options to one-up the […]

Want a Cruise Deal? Hurry and be Ready to Wait

December 4, 2024 1

Looking for a deal on a cruise getaway in the Caribbean this winter? A record number of other people have the same idea and that’s created an unprecedented demand. While the plethora of Black Friday […]

No Masks, No Touch; a New Normal on Celebrity Apex

November 4, 2021 1

(Note: due to the omicron situation, Royal Caribbean ships have temporarily re-imposed a mask mandate for indoor spaces on cruises). What a revelation it was to discover that once we get on board Celebrity Apex, […]

Off With their Heads; Did Mayan Winners Really Lose All?

November 24, 2022 1

On the ball court where teams of Mayan athletes competed, the stakes must have been really high. At the end the losers—or in some versions of the story, the winners–were taken to the top of […]