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Great Lakes Cruises Expanding to Halifax

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding its Great Lakes cruise program with two new longer itineraries aboard the expedition ship HANSEATIC inspiration in 2027. For the first time, guests can experience all five Great Lakes together with [...]
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5 Reasons to Bring the Olympic Games Back to Their Source

The brochures for s Celebrity Cruises shore excursion in Katakolon, Greece say it’s an opportunity to re-live what it was like to participate in the ancient Olympiade. Well not exactly re-live it, because the athletes then did [...]
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You’ll Need a Map to Navigate This Cruise Suite

It’s billed as the pinnacle of ultra-luxury at sea. A two-story, two-bedroom, $25,000-a-night Skyview Regent Suite on the new Seven Seas Prestige covers 8,794-square-feet–that’s-well over three times the size of the average home. As the [...]
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7 Things You Must Know Now About Celebrity Ascent

Has Celebrity Cruises evolved to the point where the ship can be the destination? We’re about to find out on a cruise aboard the Celebrity Ascent, which offers a range of daily activities for every [...]
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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 [...]

Carnival Unlocks Portals for its New Celebration Key

by Wallace Immen in Carnival Cruise Line 1

A new cruise destination is coming into focus as Carnival Cruise Line revealed details of Celebration Key, an exclusive destination on Grand Bahama designed to offer guests “a key for unlocking their slice of paradise.” [...]

Norwegian Reveals the Looks and Tastes of its New Prima Class

March 10, 2022 1

Norwegian Cruise Line is showcasing its future in a sneak peek at the first of six new Prima Class ships. A three-level atrium and seven new places to dine are among additions that will join […]

Love Boats to Get New Look

February 8, 2016 Comments Off

Princess Cruises is changing it logo for the first time in a quarter of a century. The new livery will first appear in 2017 on the Majestic Princess, the first ship the company has designed […]

Seabourn Venture Begins Adventuring in Style

July 27, 2022 Comments Off

Seabourn Venture has entered service on a Norwegian Arctic and the Svalbard Archipelago cruise as the first of two new ultra-luxury expedition ships from Seabourn Cruises. “Exploration has always been part of our brand legacy, […]

How Oceania Cruises is about to Make Tahiti Hotter

June 26, 2024 1

Oceania Cruises is making the 2025 season in the South Pacific its most expansive yet. Two ships, Nautica and Regatta are plotting unique itineraries in fascinating corners of Tahiti during the winter and summer seasons. […]

East or West? 5 Factors to Weigh in Planning a Caribbean Cruise

September 17, 2024 2

As you start planning your dream cold weather getaway, the first question to ask is where are you headed? It may not clear as you scan cruise websites, but there are two main routes around […]