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Celebrity Cruises

A Luxury Opportunity to Scratch Your Galapagos Itch

The Galapagos Islands are always a wish-list destination and Celebrity Cruises is opening a new chapter of cruises on their purpose-built exploration ship Celebrity Flora. Bookings are open for more than 50 all-inclusive sailings in [...]
Cruise Lines

Scenic Adding 3 More Ships to Growing Fleet

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Scenic Group has announced another fleet expansion, with three new luxury river ships to join its award-winning portfolio. This includes one new Emerald Star-Ship and two ultra-luxury Scenic Space-Ships, extending their [...]
AmaWaterways

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 [...]

American Eagle is the first of 12 Coastal Cats

by Wallace Immen in American Cruise Lines Comments Off on American Eagle is the first of 12 Coastal Cats

American Eagle, is the first of an ambitious plan to build 12 American-flagged coastal cruise ships. The 100-guest American Cruise Lines catamaran passed sea trials with flying colors and was delivered on schedule by Chesapeake [...]

Seabourn Passengers Meet the Horny, the Cuddly and the Weird in Norway

August 21, 2019 Comments Off

As if we didn’t need a reminder that things are different north of the Arctic Circle, our first sight as we got off Seabourn Ovation in the surprisingly bustling city of Tromso was a reindeer, […]

Norwegian Aqua Will be Prima With a Plus

November 2, 2023 Comments Off

Norwegian Cruise Line revealed the evolution of the Prima Class with the new Norwegian Aqua. The first of an expanded Prima Plus Class sets sail in April, 2025. Bookings are open for Norwegian Aqua’s first […]

New Shows Enhance Regent’s Seven Seas Grandeur

September 29, 2023 Comments Off

To highlight the launch of its trend-setting new ship, Regent Seven Seas Cruises revealed four innovative entertainment shows that will debut on Seven Seas Grandeur launching in November 2023. The new productions celebrate the legacy […]

6 Questions Many People Don’t Ask, but Should When Booking a Cruise

March 8, 2017 1

You’ve settled in to a nice suite high in the ship. You’ve got a big balcony, convenient to the elevators and restaurants. Great, sounds like it’s shaping up to be a dream cruise. But what’s […]

10 Notable Ship Debuts in 2019 Expand Cruise Horizons and Innovation

January 2, 2019 Comments Off

Many of 2019’s class of cruise debutantes are sisters of ships we already know. But the new arrivals have their own personalities that raise their levels of innovation, entertainment and expand the range of exploration. […]