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Wintertime’s the New Time for Cruising in Europe

With global conflicts seemingly never-ending, more cruise lines are shifting winter itineraries away from the Middle East and Africa to offer guests the security of Europe. And they’re seeing strong bookings because despite the cooler [...]
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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 [...]

Windstar’s Trio of Star Class Ships to get a Big Stretch and an Eco-Boost

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on Windstar’s Trio of Star Class Ships to get a Big Stretch and an Eco-Boost

Windstar Cruises is about to puff up its capacity with an ambitious program to lengthen and significantly enhance its three Star Class ships. The $250-million Star Plus Initiative will expand the capacity of each ship [...]

A Helping of Herping in Ecuador

June 5, 2014 Comments Off

Scientists call looking for creepy crawlies herping. Now true-life Herping Adventures to study amphibians and reptiles in the Amazon jungles and cloud forests of Ecuador are being offered by ecotourism company Tropic, which has been leading tours […]

AmaWaterways Goes Wild with New Africa River Cruise

February 17, 2012 Comments Off

For those who don’t have an extremely detailed world atlas handy, the Chobe River in southwest Africa divides Namibia’s Caprivi Strip from Botswana’s Chobe National Park, and its banks boast one of the world’s densest […]

6 Factors that Make AmaSonata a Fine-Tuned Danube Cruise

June 9, 2016 Comments Off

I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that while every new river ship in Europe has to be the same length and height to navigate through the systems of locks, cruise companies still manage to […]

4 Hidden Gems to Discover on Cruises in Atlantic Canada

August 1, 2014 Comments Off

They’re less known than the classic Canadian cruise ports, like Charlottetown, Halifax and St. John’s, but as more cruise lines put an emphasis on Atlantic Canada, some until now hidden gems are starting to get […]

Pacific Cruises Delayed Again as Ports Stay Closed

February 2, 2022 1

Cruise lines are once again shelving plans to resume service in Asia and Australia as Covid continues to keep ports closed. Carnival Cruise Line had planned to sail Carnival Spirit out of a brand new […]