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Africa

Is This the Most Intensive Expedition Cruise Ever?

A four-month voyage planned on Atlas Ocean Cruises’ newest ship promises to explore the cultures and tastes of places even the most seasoned travellers haven’t visited. Atlas Adventurer, the world’s first luxury expedition sailing yacht [...]
Cruises

Regent Plans More Space for Fewer Guests

Regent Seven Seas is thinking bigger with a reimagination of accommodations aboard its Explorer Class ships. Creating suites, a new suite category along with reduced ship capacities Regent says it will deliver an even more [...]
Cruises

Explora is Halfway to its Dream Fleet

Now there are three out of six. Explora Journeys has taken delivery of Explora III, marking a significant milestone in the growth of the luxury ocean travel brand. Explora represents MSC Group’s investment of more [...]
Abercrombie & Kent

Egypt Gears Up for a Nile Cruise Boom

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities has launched a new Digital Visa-on-Arrival System to simplify entry procedures for international travelers. The pilot phase of the new system has begun at Cairo International Airport, and [...]
AmaWaterways

Low Water Turns River Cruises Into Adventures

Soaring temperatures and drought that’s led to extremely low river levels in Europe are forcing cruise lines to adapt, with what some guests are calling “magical mystery cruises.”While the worst of the heat wave appears [...]

Climbing Chile’s Highway to the Stars for the Clearest View of the Universe

by Wallace Immen in Cruise Lines Comments Off on Climbing Chile’s Highway to the Stars for the Clearest View of the Universe

You don’t need to know much Spanish to grasp the meaning of a sign as we start our perilous zigzag climb up a cactus-covered mountain in Chile. Precaucion: Zona de curvas y pendientes fuertes. Caution, [...]

Full Silver Moon: A Silversea Sister with Her Own Personality

July 28, 2021 1

Silver Moon has been officially christened as the ninth vessel in the ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises fleet and is sailing in the Greek Isles this summer. In a ceremony in Athens, godmother Gaia Gaja made the […]

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 […]

Slice of Luxury: A Sneak Peek Inside Cunard’s Queen Anne

July 5, 2023 Comments Off

Cunard has released a retro-style cutaway image of its coming ship, Queen Anne, paying homage to the luxury cruise line’s uniquely rich heritage. Designed by artist Dominik Bulka in the style of Cunard’s iconic advertising […]

Has Venice Become Too Popular and Crowded For Its Own Good?

August 22, 2013 1

The breathtaking beauty of Venice is both a blessing and its curse. No other place on Earth has matched the feat of keeping its shape since the high Renaissance. It’s evaded not only urban renewal […]

Reykjavik: Unique Cultural Experience or Tourist Trap?

August 29, 2023 1

You can visit the world’s biggest penis collection, dance until dawn and take a quick jaunt to an active volcano and a steaming Blue Lagoon. What‘s not to love about Iceland’s capital city with its […]