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Star Clippers: Unique Adventures in the French Riviera

Star Clippers, a company managing three of the world’s largest and tallest sailing ships, offers a variety of 7-day cruises exploring the French Riviera, a slice of sun-kissed paradise along the southeastern coast of France known for its azure waters. Guests of Star Clippers can thus enjoy a vacation in what has long been a […]

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Scenic: Cruises in the Heart of Southeast Asia

Scenic Cruises, known for luxury travel experiences, has also been operating in the river cruise segment for years, offering explorations in the heart of cities aboard innovative, luxurious, and technological ships. Another source of pride for Scenic Cruises is the excursions led by expert local guides with the ability to immerse guests in the visited […]

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Windstar Cruises: The Fascinating Nice 360°

With its flower-lined streets, bustling markets, and intriguing museums, Nice is a captivating city, and Windstar Cruises continues to offer a 360-degree visit during its “Legendary Winter” aboard the Star Legend with a two-day stopover in this Mediterranean gem. The “Legendary Winter,” designed to provide guests with relaxing cruises during the winter season without the […]

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Scenic Eclipse Discovering Northern Europe

Scenic Cruises has included in its program, for next July, the cruise “Northern Europe Discovery: Iceland & Norway“, a nine-day journey from Iceland to Norway that will take guests to sail through imposing fjords, to walk on cobbled streets in historic cities, and to spot wildlife. Guests will embark on board the luxurious Discovery Yacht, […]

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The winter Mediterranean according to Windstar Cruises

Among the few small ship cruise companies sailing the Mediterranean, Windstar is rewriting the concept of cruising for the 2024/2025 winter season with an exciting new offering, featuring unique experiences with increased interaction with locals, more time ashore, and new ports of call. Unique Experiences Many unforgettable memories are only possible by visiting the Mediterranean […]

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Silversea: a unique event at Uluru in Australia

The guests travelling aboard Silversea’s Silver Shadow, were treated to an exclusive overland experience for the brands Far-East-West Cruise 2024. The Sails in the Desert in Uluru was where this unique dining event was hosted and was preceded by a mesmerising excursion to the Field of Light, an exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Bruce Munro. […]

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Scenic Luxury Cruises redefines luxury in France

Unparalleled luxury and exceptionally attentive and courteous service will accompany guests into the intimate atmosphere of Scenic Cruises‘ ships on its river cruises scheduled for this summer and autumn 2024, exploring the beauty of France. Gliding along the Seine, passing iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, while savoring exquisite French cuisine paired […]

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Emerald Cruises: Cruises dedicated to sports lovers

Emerald Cruises, the luxury cruise company, has launched incredible themed sports and fitness cruises for guests who love sports, with award-winning programs on river itineraries, a selection of water sports services aboard their ocean yachts, and state-of-the-art gyms on board. Guests of Emerald Cruises will have the opportunity to experience some of the world’s most […]

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Emerald Cruises: Special Spring Departures

For this spring, Emerald Cruises has prepared incredible offers for those who wish to witness Europe in bloom while indulging in a luxurious journey aboard their fleet of river cruise ships. From the hills along the Danube’s banks to the majestic tulip fields of the Netherlands, guests can choose from various itineraries to make the […]

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Emerald Cruises: The Charm of European Rivers

Emerald Cruises has launched exclusive offers with significant savings for selected river cruises and luxury yacht cruises. The exclusive offer extends to selected departures in 2024 and 2025, with bookings available until February 25. Emerald provides customers with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the wonderful European landscapes surrounding rivers, featuring a mix of countryside, [&hel

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Windstar Cruises: Rome to Experience

With its new winter itineraries in the Mediterranean, Windstar Cruises is offering its guests unforgettable holidays with more intimate explorations, providing the opportunity to delve deeper into cities and undoubtedly view them through a different lens. With its Legendary Winter, offering exclusive itineraries from December 2023 to March 2024, Windstar gives all guests the chance […]

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Leixoes Port: A Record-Breaking 2023

2023 proved to be the most challenging year for the Cruise Terminal at Porto in terms of cruise activity. Indeed, in 2023, the Cruise Terminal at Porto (Leixoes Port), the largest artificial port in Portugal situated at the mouth of the Rio Leça in the municipality of Matosinhos, welcomed 116 cruise ship calls, including 14 […]

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Silversea: new Itineraries in Australia and New Zealand

For this new year in 2024, Silversea‘s latest adventures transport travelers to the other side of the world, exploring Australia and New Zealand. With the ships Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper, and Silver Muse, one can visit the oldest indigenous lands alongside some of the world’s youngest cities. From spectacular fjords to captivating waterfalls, sandy beaches […]

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Mantis Kivu Queen: africa cruises in lake kivu

Land-locked countries are exciting cruise destinations and none more so than Rwanda. The luxury houseboat, Mantis Kivu Queen uBuranga travels along one of Africa’s great waterways, Lake Kivu.  The vessel is the first of its kind to sail the western region. Traversing the lake south bound from Gisenyi to Nyamasheke and North Bound from Nyamasheke to Gisenyi. […]

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Windstar: Success in Winter Mediterranean Cruises

After the success of the first winter cruise season in the Mediterranean, Windstar Cruises has announced its intention to sail for another winter season aboard the Star Legend in the region, enhancing its Mediterranean deployment with new itineraries and opportunities for longer journeys in 2024/2025. “During the inaugural voyage in December, every single travel advisor […]

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Exploris One: Inaugural Cruise along the Chilean Coast

On Saturday, December 23, 2023, Exploris, the new 100% French-speaking expedition cruise company created in 2021 by Philippe Videau, co-founder of Ponant, began its first chapter of extraordinary journeys. After several weeks of refurbishment work in the shipyards of Valparaiso, its ship Exploris One departed from the port of Valparaiso in Chile for its inaugural […]

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Windstar presents the Mediterranean Legendary Winter

One of the most exciting developments this winter in terms of cruise itineraries is undoubtedly the presence of Windstar Cruises in the Mediterranean. An extremely interesting proposal from various perspectives, which we had the opportunity to experience during the inaugural cruise of the extraordinary Legendary Winter aboard the Star Legend. Winter itineraries in the Mediterranean […]

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Christmas and New Year holidays with Costa Cruises

Costa Cruises is offering, for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays in 2023/2024, 19 different cruises aboard 10 of its ships to explore 60 diverse destinations with over 100 ports of call. The Mediterranean, easily accessible from numerous embarkation ports, is a favorite destination. Costa Smeralda offers week-long cruises in Italy, France, and Spain, […]

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Coral Expeditions: Circumnavigation of Australia

In 2025, you will be able to undertake an exclusive, 60-night Cairns-to-Cairns anti-clockwise circumnavigation of Australia. Prices for the “Australia’s Coastal Legend” circumnavigation expedition start from US$ 35,000 per person for Coral Deck stateroom and up to US$ 80,000 per person for the Bridge Deck Balcony Suites which at 55 sqm are amongst the best […]

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Swan Hellenic: Expeditions in the Heart of Africa

Swan Hellenic, the renowned cruise company specializing in historically and culturally significant expedition tours, has always aimed to offer adventures that allow guests to “see what others do not see.” Pursuing this goal, the company has announced new explorations, available in limited capacity, in southwestern and western Africa between March and May 2024. The African […]

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Discovering the Asian Continent with Silversea

Silversea Cruises offers various packages and travel itineraries to explore the Asian continent, featuring truly unique and unforgettable cruise experiences amidst some of the world’s most distinctive and captivating cities, cultures, and landscapes. The Asian continent is ready to be explored 360 degrees aboard the Silversea Cruises fleet, which includes some of the most luxurious […]

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Swan Hellenic: Journeys in South and Central America

Swan Hellenic, a pioneer in cultural expedition travel, has announced a series of six exclusive journeys along the western coast of South America and through the Panama Canal to the Caribbean between February and May 2024 aboard SH Diana, its largest Scandinavian-designed boutique ship, capable of accommodating 192 guests in distinctive comfort and style. To […]

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Explora Journeys: “The Exclusive Sale”

Explore Journeys, the luxury travel brand launched by the Msc Group, presents “The Exclusive Sale,” a limited-time offer that allows guests to embark on an exciting all-inclusive luxury journey at a reduced price. “The Exclusive Sale” will enable all travelers who book by December 11, 2023, to receive a discount of up to 50% on […]

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Silversea: Summer 2026 in French Polynesia

Silversea has announced its inaugural summer season in French Polynesia with 17 voyages scheduled between April and September 2026 aboard the Silver Whisper, the most luxurious ship to sail in the region, offering a profound immersion into 11 of the world’s most remote destinations across three of the region’s five archipelagos: the Society, Tuamotu, and […]

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