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Is it Ttime to Dip Your Toes in the Ganges?

You’ve cruised the Rhine, the Danube and the Seine. Now it may be time to do something extraordinary and explore rivers in India with thousands of years in history. Scenic Cruises– better known for ocean [...]
Aman at Sea

Are $7,000 a Night Cruises Sustainable?

Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Orient Express, Aman Resorts. Luxury hotel chains seem to have all decided at once to put their oars in the water with new small ships that promise the ultimate in comfort and [...]
Cruise Lines

Silversea Sweetens the Benefits for Top Suites

Silversea Cruises is organizing its suites into four categories, including one described as Residences. And the top categories are getting new perks on top of Silversea’s existing inclusions, such as butler service, 24-hour in-suite dining, [...]
Celestyal Cruises

Middle East is Erased from Cruise Maps for Years

Cruises lines are now expecting the Persian Gulf is going to be a no-go zone for a long, long time. Explora Journeys has just scratched 2028 Middle East itineraries for two of its ships. They [...]
Costa Cruises

Margaritaville’s Adding a Texas Twang

There’s no stopping the party for Margaritaville at Sea cruise line. It’s adding a third ship to the fleet and launching service from Texas. Beachcomber will sail from Galveston beginning in October, 2027 on four- [...]

Prima Impressions: A First Look at Norwegian’s Future

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines 1

Prima means first in Italian, excellent in German and best friend in Spanish. So far so good. But does Norwegian Prima really live up to its name? We’re on a cruise from Miami to find [...]

Cruise Lines Reroute to Avoid Israeli Ports

October 29, 2023 1

From cancelling cruises from Ashdod and Haifa to hasty departures as bombs were falling, cruise lines have had to quickly retreat from Israel due to the sudden eruption of a devastating war. Here’s a look […]

Scenic Eclipse Ready to Take Flight

September 9, 2018 Comments Off

One of the quietest and most ecologically friendly helicopters in the skies is ready to take guests of exploration ship Scenic Eclipse on aerial expeditions. The Airbus H130 boasts a noise reduction system that keeps […]

Divers from Star Flyer Drop In on a Fishy Orgy in Costa Rica

February 23, 2013 Comments Off

It’s party time along the coast of Costa Rica. Beneath the waves, the action is as hot and heavy as it can get at Spring Break time above water on the beaches of Cancun or […]

Un-Cruise with Blue-foot Boobies in Baja

September 8, 2014 Comments Off

Un-Cruise Adventures offers a new adventure cruise in Mexico’s Sea of Cortés, once described by Jacques Cousteau as the “world’s aquarium.” Beginning in January, 2015, the 84-guest Safari Endeavour will sail to s scenic, remote […]

AmaMagna: Twice as Much to Love on a Romantic Danube River Cruise

September 2, 2019 Comments Off

It’s a remarkable feat as the captain eases AmaMagna gently and precisely into a lock on the Danube. There doesn’t seem to be more than a couple inches of clearance on either side of this […]