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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 [...]
Canada

Is This The Golden Moment for Great Lakes Cruises?

Victory Cruise Line is seeing a spike in new bookings for its Great Lakes cruises and owner John Waggoner knows why.“I hear it every day: There’s a stalemate in Middle East and the airlines are [...]

Eight Ways Seabourn Has Elevated Its Cruise Experience

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines 1

Seabourn Cruises was busy during its time off, innovating and improving the guest experiences aboard. Its all -inclusive, all-suite boutique fleet is setting sail again with new onboard features and enhanced services.“We are always thinking [...]

Atlas Ocean Launches Exclusive Excursions by Afar

February 27, 2024 Comments Off

Atlas Ocean Voyages is teaming up with Afar Recommends, to offer an exclusive collection of cultural shore excursions on 2024 sailings in Europe, the Caribbean and South America. From meeting with the chief historian of […]

Windstar Offers Convenient All-In Package

April 30, 2019 Comments Off

It’s all-in with a new package on Windstar Cruises. Guests who purchase the new all inclusive option receive unlimited wi-fi access, hotel and beverage gratuities, and the top shelf Captain’s Exclusive Beverage Package featuring all […]

Uniworld Offers Program to Bid for Upgrades

March 11, 2022 Comments Off

Your dream stateroom on a river cruise can be a reality with a new Category+ bid program from Uniworld Boutique River Cruises. Uniworld guests will be invited to browse staterooms and suites still available on […]

Can you make Perfect Badder? Royal’s Going to Try

May 20, 2025 Comments Off

Bigger, badder, bolder. Those are the lofty goals Royal Caribbean wants to hit with its massive new destination for its cruises to Mexico. Perfect Day Mexico in Costa Maya will be Royal Caribbean’s largest private […]

Look Forward to Reverse: The Cruise Ship of the Future?

April 19, 2023 1

It’s so sleek it cuts effortlessly through waves and headwinds. It’s powered by emission-free fuel cells and wind turbines, while photo cells in its glass produce more than enough juice for all the ship’s electrical […]