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Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

Viking has opened bookings for a new 19-day Grand Nile Journey itinerary exploring ancient Egypt in unprecedented depth. The explorations in 2028 feature four hotel nights in Egypt’s capital and 14-night sailings between Cairo and [...]
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Explora Rounding out its Family at a Half Dozen

Explora Journeys keeps innovating as its completes its planned fleet of six ships. The luxury cruise brand of MSC Group marked milestones in the building of the final ships in its fleet at a shipyard [...]
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The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]
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Norwegian Rings a Bella to Top its Prima Class

Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its sixth and final Prima-class ship, Norwegian Bella, due to debut with weeklong roundtrips from Barcelona in May, 2028.At 1,129 feet and accommodating 3,921 passengers double occupancy she’ll [...]
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Here’s Your Chance to Search for ET on a Cruise

Cultural expedition cruise specialist Swan Hellenic is planning six voyages featuring experts exploring the origins of planets, our Universe and the search for life beyond Earth. The 2027 Explore Space at Sea Series was created [...]

Want a Cruise Deal? Hurry and be Ready to Wait

by Wallace Immen in Caribbean 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 [...]

An Unexpected Treat on an Unexpected Day in Tarragona

December 2, 2020 2

Spain’s city of Tarragona has always been the lesser-known cousin of its famous Catalan neighbor Barcelona. But the historic port has been working hard to claim its own fame, opening a new cruise terminal capable […]

Who Moved My Cheese? Avalon Waterways’ Tour Reveals All

May 19, 2012 3

North Holland is windmill country, a landscape that inspired generations of Dutch masters as well as decades of paint by numbers sets. It’s easy to see why on a day excursion from Avalon Waterways’ new port stop […]

Shined Up Carnival Victory Renamed Carnival Radiance

September 23, 2021 Comments Off

Carnival Cruise Line has officially changed the name of Carnival Victory to Carnival Radiance as the ship completes a $200 million bow-to-stern makeover in Cadiz, Spain. The third in the line’s Sunshine-class series, Carnival Radiance […]

Carnival’s Sunrise a Family Tradition

March 29, 2019 Comments Off

As Carnival Sunrise makes her debut following a $200-million transformation, Carnival Cruise Line announced that Kelly Arison, daughter of Carnival Corp. Chairman Micky Arison and his wife Madeleine, will serve as godmother for the ship […]

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Why is This Cruise Ship Under Arrest?

June 17, 2026 Comments Off

A cruise ship with a complicated history, Gemini is reported to have been arrested in Greece due to unpaid debts the owner owes to a Turkish financial institution. The ongoing dispute has meant the 34-year […]