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Asia

Oceania Wants You to Settle in for a Long Voyage

Oceania Cruises lis stretching the definition of cruises to remarkable lengths. A new menu of options includes cruises that range from 31-day explorations to 180-day circumnavigations.Oceania’s fleet will be calling at more than 600 destinations [...]
Celebrity Beyond

Mystery Solved! Why Captain McCue Jumped Ship

Capt. Kate McCue is resigning from her role as captain at Four Seasons Yachts and intends to spend more time with her family. She shared the decision in an Instagram video in which she says [...]
Carnival Cruise Line

Think Cruising isn’t Sustainable? Carnival Begs to Differ

Carnival Corporation is defending the sustainability of cruising, saying not only has it met targets for cutting emissions early, it is raising its eco-friendly goals and will achieve them sooner. The world’s biggest cruise company, [...]
Caribbean

Sugar Beach: MSC’s Sweet New Caribbean Destination

There’s a new name on the cruise map for MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys in the Caribbean. Catalina Sugar Beach is the newest private island destination off the coast of La Romana, Dominican Republic.Set to [...]
AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought that’s led to record low river levels in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”As a heat wave continues, an extended drought [...]

Capping the Top 10 Cuisine Awards, Silversea Takes Best in Show Trophy

by Wallace Immen in 10 Best Lists Comments Off on Capping the Top 10 Cuisine Awards, Silversea Takes Best in Show Trophy

Drum roll please. When we recently announced the choices for The Cruisington Times Top 10 Cuisine Experiences at Sea, there were conspicuously only nine selections on the roster. That’s because we had a tie for restaurants [...]

A World of New River Ships in 2019: Expanding Sizes, Options and Routes

January 23, 2019 1

The Garonne, the Ganges, the Mississippi, the Mekong. Twin balconies and a double- wide. Leave it to river cruise companies to find new ways to tweak and broaden experiences and keep expanding what can be […]

A Date with Venus on the Incredible Italian Riviera

July 31, 2024 1

You can’t make up a place like Portovenere. Its confection of tall pastel-colored homes and ancient stone walls lining a sparkling blue harbor dedicated to Venus has inspired generations of romantic poets and artists. Visitors […]

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, […]

Looking Beyond: Celebrity Reveals its New Ascent

June 14, 2023 Comments Off

Celebrity Cruises revealed first details of what guests can experience on board the line’s newest resort at sea, Celebrity Ascent, when it sets sail this December from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. The fourth ship […]

A Boom in Europe River Cruising Has Cruise Lines Seeking New Routes

January 6, 2016 Comments Off

River cruises in Europe have certainly matured in the past few years, offering the kind of amenities, luxury and cuisine once only found on ocean-going ships. As their popularity increases, all the river fleets are […]