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Ocean Cruising
Why Royal Caribbean’s Private Beach Club is Not a Private Island
Don’t expect another Perfect Day at CocoCay or Labadee when Royal Caribbean opens its Bahamas beach club in early 2025. Those are destinations in their own right. (Indeed, CocoCay is the number one destination for Royal Caribbean guests). Instead, the 17-acre Royal…
— Travel Research Online
Disney Cruise Lines' Marvel Day at Sea Is An Experience For All Ages
Marvel Studios is bringing its favorite comic book superheroes to life. Disney Cruise Line has now captured the best elements of magic and escapism in their new Marvel Day At Sea cruise series. As a child, most people can recall Disney as the company that produced all…
— Travel Noire
Holland America Line Reveals 2024 - 2025 West Coast Cruises
Holland America Line has officially opened cruise bookings for its 2024 – 2025 West Coast season from San Diego, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! Guests will have the opportunity to see the world from their doorstep, without international air, or…
— Porthole Cruise and Travel News
River Cruising
8 Spectacular Rivers That Are Best Explored By Cruise
People have always been drawn to rivers for practical reasons – from catching fish to transporting goods and growing crops in the fertile soil along the banks. But, in more recent times, river cruises have become a brilliant way to explore these great waterways, all while on…
— Condé Nast Traveller
American Cruise Lines Takes Delivery Of Newest Mississippi River Cruise Ship
American Cruise Lines has taken delivery of its newest river cruise ship, American Serenade, from Chesapeake Shipbuilding following successful sea trials. The ship is the sixth in American’s series of modern riverboats, and the 18th small ship built by Chesapeake…
— Cruise and Ferry
Luxury Cruising
This Famed Cruise Line Just Announced a New Around-the-world Cruise – Visiting 35 Countries in 5 Months
The luxury cruise line Crystal, which relaunches this summer, just announced a new world cruise that will criss-cross the globe in 2024. The 141-night itinerary will depart Miami on January 18, 2024, sail through the Panama Canal, then cross the Pacific to French Polynesia…
— Travel Leisure
Explora Journeys: An Ocean State Of Mind
Family-owned shipping business MSC Group’s luxury cruise brand Explora Journeys will debut its maiden vessel, Explora I, in Civitavecchia near Rome, Italy, in July 2023. Explora I was developed in partnership with renowned superyacht and luxury hospitality…
— Cruise and Ferry
Small Ship Cruising
7 Best Wildlife Cruises Around the World
There’s a reason animal lovers flock to the open water—and a wildlife cruise provides the perfect vantage point. Like a safari by sea, wildlife cruises let travelers admire animals in their natural habitats. Sometimes, it’s a top-deck dolphin spotting. Other times, it’s…
— Condé Nast Traveler
How Antarctica's New Expedition Ship Is Turning Travellers Into Scientists
Above the smudged tideline on Deception Island’s coarse black sand, we set up a 25 metre transect along the beach. Two overenthusiastic fur seals are too close so are shooed away while a solitary chinstrap penguin propells itself along the shoreline, its…
— Wanderlust
Adventure Cruising
Ready For An Adventure? Sail To The North Pole On This New Expedition Cruise.
Just because you can't take the fictional Polar Express doesn't mean you can't get to the North Pole in style. Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent is launching a new expedition cruise that will give guests a chance to venture to Earth's northernmost point, A&K…
— USA Today
5 Things To Expect On The Hurtigruten Coastal Cruise Of Norway
Cruising along the coastline of Norway for 12 days, the Hurtigruten calls at small communities every few hours, day and night. For some, the Norwegian coastal voyage is a dream come true, a chance to take in Norway’s spectacular scenery in the most relaxed way possible…
— Forbes
Everything You Need To Know Before You Book An Expedition Cruise
If you’re someone with a healthy sense of adventure, a love of wildlife, and an insatiable curiosity for learning more about the world, then an expedition cruise might be the cruise holiday for you. The focus of expedition cruising is spending time in the great outdoors…
— Good Housekepping
Odds and Ends
Port of Vancouver Expects Bumper Cruise Ship Dockings
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s ongoing efforts to enhance Canada Place cruise terminal in Vancouver have made the port more accessible to a variety of cruise ships, which seems to be paying off when you take a look at the numbers of passengers and ships (great…
— Cruise Hive
Are Cruises Safe? What You Need To Know About Cruise Ship Security
If you've watched the news at any point over the past several years, it's likely you've seen disturbing stories about cruise ship norovirus or COVID-19 outbreaks and passengers "falling" overboard. Combine that with reports of sexual assault and fistfights, and it's no…
— The Points Guy
Cruise Passenger Crushed By Truck, Inquest Hears
An 87-year-old tourist was crushed to death by a reversing truck after disembarking from a cruise ship in Barbados, an inquest has heard. Janet Purkess, from Lyndhurst, Hampshire, had just got off the Saga Sapphire in Bridgetown in January 2020 when she was run…
— BBC
Press Releases of Interest
Brand New Mississippi Riverboat Passes Sea Trials
GUILFORD, CT—April 6, 2022—The newest riverboat for the Mississippi River passed sea trials this week and is on the way to New Orleans for its inaugural season exploring the country’s most iconic River…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Exploring the Marvels Of the Marquesas on the Aranui 5
One hun dred eighteen islands and atolls comprise French Polynesia with five distinct archipelagoes: the Society, Tuamotu, Marquesas, Austral, and Gambier islands, so choices abound. Going off the beaten path a bit offers up profound beauty that’s wedded to the indelible Polynesian spirit. Coupled with resplendent snorkeling, scuba diving, and cultural experiences makes travel here unforgettable.
— Travel Research Online
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