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Halfway to a Dream Fleet, Explora’s Ambitions Keep Growing

With three luxury ocean ships sailing and three more soon to come, Explora Journeys is looking beyond the horizons to even more experiences on the oceans and on Europe’s rivers. It’s a magical moment, Chris [...]
Asia

What Can We Learn from the Tragic End of an Odyssey?

What was sold as the “never-ending cruise” certainly ended in dramatic fashion–with residents told they had just a few hours to pack up and leave their homes at sea.The Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise [...]
Africa

Viking Plots a Journey Worthy of Pharoahs

Viking has opened bookings for a new 19-day Grand Nile Journey itinerary exploring ancient Egypt in unprecedented depth. The explorations in 2028 feature four hotel nights in Egypt’s capital and 14-night sailings between Cairo and [...]
Cruise Lines

Explora Rounding out its Family at a Half Dozen

Explora Journeys keeps innovating as its completes its planned fleet of six ships. The luxury cruise brand of MSC Group marked milestones in the building of the final ships in its fleet at a shipyard [...]
Cruise Lines

The More the Merroir in Dining on Seabourn

Seabourn is expanding its gourmet range with the launch of Earth & Ocean, a culinary philosophy to shape menus to the local “terroir and merroir ” of places its ships visit. What started with a series [...]

Viking’s Out to Conquer Oceans

by Wallace Immen in News Comments Off on Viking’s Out to Conquer Oceans

Viking Ocean Cruises has signed an agreement with Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard to build two more ships, with an option for two more. The first two ships are expected to enter service in 2021 and 2022 [...]

10 Hacks to Get the Most Out of the World’s Biggest Ship

May 11, 2022 1

Some people get the wrong idea when they hear that Wonder of the Seas is the biggest ship in the world. At 18 decks tall and six times larger than the Titanic, the ship able […]

Hue: The Many Hues of a Venerable Royal City in Vietnam

July 22, 2020 Comments Off

While we wait patiently for the chance to sail off to new cruise adventures, it’s an opportunity to reminisce about favorite past shore excursions. A tour to Hue is a highlight of any visit to […]

Seabourn Ovation Passengers Hang on, Grab a Crab and Chow Down

September 19, 2018 Comments Off

It was billed as a chance to check traps and find a king crab to cook for lunch. But for our group from Seabourn Ovation in the tiny town of Honnigsvag in Norway’s far north, […]

Odyssey of the Seas Celebration Proves Cruising is Back

November 17, 2021 1

So good, so good, so good. As the bouncy refrain of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline: Good times never felt so good filled the two- level atrium of Odyssey of the Seas, guests spontaneously waved their […]

Seabourn Adds Sunny Mediterranean Flair to Dining

May 17, 2024 Comments Off

Seabourn Cruises has launched its new Solis dining experience in style. The new fine dining restaurant celebrates Mediterranean cuisine inspired by the places visited by the line’s luxury ships and will feature light, modern cuisine […]