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Is This The Golden Moment for Great Lakes Cruises?

Victory Cruise Line is seeing a spike in new bookings for its Great Lakes cruises and owner John Waggoner knows why.“I hear it every day: There’s a stalemate in Middle East and the airlines are [...]
Destinations

Oceania Crafting a Ship Dedicated to Long Voyages

Oceania Cruises will re-launch a ship as its dedicated world cruiser after a renovation designed to make it feel like a “home at sea.” Oceania Aurelia will be the new name of Nautica, a ship [...]
Cruises

Wind Star Reborn After 40 Years Under Sail

The yacht that started it all has a fresh new look. When Windstar Cruises 148-guest Wind Star debuted 40 years ago, she helped pioneer a new kind of cruising, with automated sails, an intimate scale, [...]
Cruise Lines

Holland America Investing in Sweeping Fleet Upgrades

Building on record performance, Holland America Line plans a $500-million investment to reimagine six ships. Holland America Evolution is the most ambitious guest experience update in the company’s 153-year history, to deliver a comprehensive bow-to-stern [...]
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Master Cuisine Showcasing on Oceania’s Newest Ship

In a landmark collaboraton, Oceania Cruises has revealed details of La Table par Maîtres Cuisiniers de France to debut aboard the brand’s next-generation ship, Oceania Sonata, coming in 2027..La Table is the first and only [...]

Newest Celebrity Ship Will be Able to Flex its Fuels

by Wallace Immen in Caribbean Comments Off on Newest Celebrity Ship Will be Able to Flex its Fuels

Innovative engines that can run on three different types of fuel, including clean-burning methanol, will power a fifth Edge-class ship being built for Celebrity Cruises. “By incorporating tri-fueled engines, we are ensuring that as alternative, [...]

My Dinner with Andre On Crystal Serenity

October 25, 2011 Comments Off

You’ve seen the legendary restaurant recreated in scenes of television’s Mad Men series and many films about the swinging sixties. But for one magical evening, the elegant and delicious Lutèce restaurant was reincarnated aboard Crystal […]

Virgin’s Confident You’re a Recruit for a Different Kind of Cruise

June 12, 2019 Comments Off

Hey sailor. Yes, you. Virgin Voyages thinks you’re a perfect recruit to ship out on their new cruise ship, the Scarlet Lady. All you need to be is an adult who’s looking to enjoy a […]

Getting Spellbound in Spirited Style on Sun Princess

January 13, 2025 1

I didn’t expect to find myself in handcuffs for ordering a cocktail aboard the new Sun Princess. But then there were a lot of things I didn’t anticipate about an evening of mystery and illusion […]

Art Will be Everywhere on Seven Seas Grandeur

October 27, 2023 Comments Off

The new Seven Seas Grandeur will showcase a 1,600-piece collection that took nearly two years to curate. As an added first at sea, Regent Seven Seas Cruises will be introducing a digital art tour, Art […]

Lufthansa Promises New Heights of Business Class Comfort in New 777s

November 28, 2017 Comments Off

Lufthansa has unveiled details of an innovative Business Class, which will be available for the first time in 2020 with the roll-out of the Boeing 777-9. The new seat is the key element of upgrades […]