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Alaska

Explora’s Largest Ship Yet Becomes Its Own Destination

Explora Journeys calls Explora III a destination in her own right. And she’s launching ahead of schedule in July, 2026 with a naming ceremony in Barcelona Aug. 1. Longer and with expanded public space compared [...]
Austria

Celebrity Plans to Flood Europe with River Cruises

Make that 20! Celebrity River Cruises has announced a commitment for 10 more new ships that will expand its European river cruise fleet to 20 vessels by 2031. All this while construction of the first [...]
Cruise Lines

Designing New Worlds— Like Home, Only Better

If you were creating a spaceship to explore distant planets, you’d want it to be designed by people who build cruise ships. They’re self-sufficient floating worlds that imaginative designers create as unique, welcoming environments. In [...]
Cruise Lines

Every Space Tells a Story: Designing a Floating World

Think of cruise ships as planets. They’re self-sufficient floating worlds that imaginative designers create into unique environments. Read the first part of this exclusive story here. In this second part of an interview with Wallace [...]
Caribbean

Oceania Reveals More of Sonata, Its Ship of the Future

Oceania Cruises is pulling back the curtain and opening bookings on Oceania Sonata, the first in a new class of ship it calls a New Era of Luxury at Sea. Set to debut in 2027, [...]

6 Emerging Trends that Will Change the Way You Experience Hotels in 2020

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From bio-architecture and conscience-free cuisine to dispersed hotels and ultimate relaxation methods, small progressive hotels are setting new trends in 2020, according to the new Luxury Travel Trends report. Travelers are looking to embrace pared-back [...]

Carnival Plans to Add Two More Ships to its Fleet

June 25, 2021 1

Carnival Cruise Line has plans to grow its fleet by two additional ships by 2023. It’s taking over the delivery of an Excel-class ship that had previously been assigned to sister line AIDA Cruises that […]

Discovery Princess is Well Named

October 12, 2019 Comments Off

The sixth Royal-Class cruise ship for Princess Cruises will truly discover the world. Princess revealed the Discovery Princess, due in late 2021, will feature Mediterranean, Caribbean and South America itineraries before arriving in Los Angeles […]

Marina Refresh to Complete Oceania’s Upgrading

November 21, 2023 Comments Off

Oceania’s Marina will get an all-encompassing refurbishment that will add three new dining options. Aquamar Kitchen, the wellness-focused dining venue which debuted on Vista is coming, along with a poolside ice cream parlor serving flavors from […]

Teppanaki restaurant on Carnival Horizon

From Smoking Oysters to Teppanyaki: 10 Fun Tastes on Carnival Horizon

August 14, 2018 Comments Off

It’s never been said about a Carnival Cruise that there aren’t enough opportunities to eat. But somehow, the new Carnival Horizon manages to pack in even more opportunities to dine than her similarly sized fleet […]

Waiting for a flight at Paris deGaulle Airport

The Flight’s Leaving: Too Bad You Aren’t on it; We Sold Your Seat

April 14, 2013 Comments Off

It’s hardly news that as airlines continue to shrink seat sizes to jam more people onto fewer planes, they’re hearing louder bleats from those who refuse to be sheep about the discomfort and extra charges […]