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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 [...]
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Atlas Flipping the Globe for 2028 Arctic Cruises

Atlas Ocean Voyages, a line more identified with South Polar exploration, is setting sights North for a highly anticipated 2028 Arctic Season, featuring 13 newly curated journeys ranging from seven to 17 nights. Sailing aboard [...]

Royal Caribbean Cancels More Calls at Labadee

by Wallace Immen in Caribbean Comments Off on Royal Caribbean Cancels More Calls at Labadee

Caution is in order due to surging unrest in Haiti, so Royal Caribbean Group has extended the suspension of cruise visits to Labadee. The company’s private beach resort is on a peninsula of Haiti that [...]

New Dining Spots and Comfort Foods Expand Choices on Carnival Breeze

December 11, 2012 Comments Off

Carnival keeps coming up with to eliminate one of the traditional problems of sea days, the crowds around the breakfast and lunch buffets, when all 3,600 passengers are on board and thinking of eating at […]

A Sneak Peek at Windstar’s Newest Yacht

April 2, 2025 Comments Off

The first of a new class of ships for Windstar Cruises will arrive with uniquely yacht-like features when she enters service in December 2025. If the Star Seeker looks familiar, she’s a cousin of a […]

A Spin Around an Eccentric Windmill and Edam on an Avalon Waterways Tour

May 26, 2012 1

Roel Boulengier likes dark and stormy nights the best. “I like it when the winds are howling and the rain is pouring: that’s when the windmill does its work the best,” he proclaims, standing on […]

He’ll be Riding 5 Big Horses: Cowboys and Steeds in Hungary

June 16, 2016 Comments Off

Whoa there, cowboy! If you think you’re hot stuff, get a load of what real wranglers can do: Five galloping horses are racing furiously around a track. A single horseman guides the team while standing up […]

Abandoning Ship: 5 Safety at Sea Trends To Know Now

March 31, 2016 Comments Off

Mandatory lifeboat drill: Yum. It’s the first activity on the program of any cruise. And it’s probably everybody’s least favorite thing about their vacation at sea. Maybe you’ve been to the drills so many times […]