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Cruises Get Caught as the Gulf Conflict Spreads

With the Middle East conflict spreading at an epidemic rate, cruise lines are scrambling to avoid disruption and planning far ahead to steer clear of an epic storm. Some were caught in the crosshairs. Three [...]
Celebrity Cruises

Classic Celebrity Takes the Stage With a New Look

Celebrity Cruises is showcasing the bow to stern upgrades of its four Solstice Series ships in a $250-million modernization program. Guests on Celebrity Solstice will find eight new experiences, including four completely new public spaces, and many [...]
Asia

Confessions of an Enchanted Cruise Time Traveller

What if every other day was 25 hours long? What if you could make an entire day vanish–or jump from one year to the next and back again? And what if you could fly home [...]
Cruises

How a Cadet Rose to Captain on Star Clippers

Eleven years after joining Star Clippers as a deck cadet, 36-year-old Vadim Novikov has become the youngest commanding officer in the sail cruise company’s history. As captain of Star Flyer, Novikov will oversee ship operations [...]
Asia

New Luxury Atlas Yacht will Sport Sails

Atlas Ocean Cruises has revealed it’s building a new luxury expedition sailing yacht with sails and an eco-friendly hybrid propulsion system that can run almost silently. Atlas Adventurer will be purpose-built for global exploration, seamlessly [...]

10 Things to Know Now if You’re Visiting Bermuda on a Cruise

by Wallace Immen in 10 Best Lists 1

It’s the island of pink and green. And you can’t miss blue–in so many shades that they have to be seen to believed–and the blazing reds and yellows of the flowering trees. Bermuda, the tiny [...]

5 Seldom Cruised Caribbean Islands You Really Should See

November 29, 2011 1

All right, so you’re an experienced Caribbean cruiser. You’ve docked in places like Phillpsburg and Bridgetown so many times you qualify for frequent visitor status. You’ve slathered yourself in sun lotion on more palm-lined beaches […]

Carnival Fleet Will Sport Swoops of America’s Colors

May 5, 2021 Comments Off

Call it patriotism or just updating with a sleek maritime look, Carnival is repainting its fleet in waves of red, white and blue as it prepares to celebrate the line’s 50th birthday in 2022. The […]

How Atlas Ocean is Pairing up with Penguins

June 7, 2024 Comments Off

Yacht expedition specialist Atlas Ocean Voyages is pairing up with the Global Penguin Society, an internationally recognized organization dedicated to the conservation of the world´s penguin species and the oceans they inhabit. Available on select […]

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, […]

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, […]