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Msc and Costa Beverage Packages: how to choose?
The Costa Cruises and Msc Cruises beverage packages explained in detail, so you have all the information, advice and opinions about the best choice to make for you! The success of an unforgettable holiday highly depends on the choice of the onboard “extras” you choose, just as the success of a good dish depends on […]
Silversea Cruises: success for the World Cruise 2023
Silversea’s Astonishing “South Side Story – All The World’s A Stage” Breaks Box Office Records When Silversea announced its’ World Cruise 2023, the luxury cruise line created a spectacular 27- minute video production that has been viewed by at least 7,892 people. That’s the latest number provided by YouTube where you can still see the […]
Ponant presents Le Commandant Charcot
Ponant presents Le Commandant Charcot: the first LNG powered hybrid-electric polar exploration ship and the new itineraries for 2021/2022. Le Commandant Charcot is the first hybrid-electric polar exploration ship to use liquified natural gas and is the new flagship of Ponant, the world leader of expedition cruises using luxury ships. This innovative ship was designed […]
Discovery Princess float out: interior fittings underway
Discovery Princess, the sixth Royal class unit built for Princess Cruises by Fincantieri, was floated out today in Monfalcone. Today at the Fincantieri shipyards in Monfalcone, Italy, the ceremony was held for the technical float out of the future flagship of Princess Cruises, a Carnival Corporation brand. Discovery Princess will have a tonnage of 145 […]
Swan Hellenic: SH Minerva quickly takes shape
The SH Minerva, the first ship build scheduled in the new Swan Hellenic fleet, continues to take shape and is even ahead of schedule. In fact, the company has announced that the hull sections and deck modules have been completed ahead of schedule. The shipyard is now working on creating the cabins, the renderings of […]
Viking Cruises to resume operations from May 2021
The Good News! Viking Ocean Restarts in May 2021! The Bad News: You have to live in the UK to sail on Viking’s newest Ship. Viking, the multi award-winning Cruise Line, has announced that Viking Venus will embark on three special sailings along the coast of England. The sailings on May 22nd, May 29th and June […]
Lindblad Expeditions: new 2021/2022 itineraries
Lindblad Expeditions has announced its new itineraries for the 2021/2022 season to discover the wildest nature on the planet! The intrepid developers of the Lindblad Expeditions trips were not able to venture far from home during the pandemic, but based on their previous travel experiences they were able to continue to wander in their minds […]
Silversea: World Cruise 2023 on board Silver Shadow
To launch its Extraordinary 2023 World Cruise, Silversea Presents “South Side Story: All The World’s A Stage” When Silversea announced the most unique itinerary ever sailed on a World Cruise, the luxury cruise line pulled out all the stops. In a spectacular 27-minute production, Fernando Barroso de Oliveira, in his role as Silversea’s President’s Ambassador […]
Coral Expeditions: discovering the coral reef
Coral Expeditions, in collaboration with the Australian Geographic Society, presents the “Citizen Science on the Great Barrier Reef”, an extraordinary expedition departing from Cairns, a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, on June 30, 2021 on board the Coral Discoverer. This is a special departure in which guests will explore some of the most […]
Regent Seven Seas Cruises: new Caribbean itineraries
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has relaunched the Caribbean season for the Seven Seas Navigator beginning in 2022 to offer travelers more choice and variety for ultra-luxury vacations in the southern Caribbean. With a length of between 7 and 30 nights in the months from January to April 2022 they have planned 12 trips, 7 of […]
Oceanwide Expeditions: Janssonius technical float-out
Janssonius, the new expedition ship and twin of the Hondius: technical float-out in Croatia for the Oceanwide Expeditions unit. A new ship but with the same spirit. “It doesn’t happen every day that we have such an important reason to celebrate, but today is one of those days,” declared Oceanwide Expeditions. They are celebrating the […]
AmaWaterways: a trip to 14 countries on 7 rivers
AmaWaterways takes us to discover the Seven River Journey: a new, unprecedented, epic trip to discover 14 countries and 7 rivers! This is the longest and most extraordinary river navigation ever to be done in a single 46-night itinerary traveling through 14 fascinating European countries aboard 4 award-winning river cruise ships. The departure is planned […]
Scenic Cruises ultra-luxury Antarctic program 2022/23
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has presented its new calendar for ultra-luxury polar expeditions to the Antarctic. Among the new features is the possibility to ski in the Antarctic, to take part in submarine experiences in South Georgia and to discover the Weddell Sea. The Scenic Eclipse continues to be reconfirmed as the point of […]
Coral Geographer is delivered to Coral Expeditions
Coral Geographer was delivered today by the Vard shipyard to the owner, the Australian expedition company specialized in small ships cruises along the Australian coast, Coral Expeditions. This is the third unit for the small but modern Australian company. The Coral Geographer is in fact the twin ship to the Coral Adventurer, which recently joined […]
Coffee, cocktails and care on board the Costa Smeralda
Costa Smeralda: all the areas on board where you can enjoy everything from delicious coffee to the best cocktails, and all in Italian style. Can a cruise ship offers all the beauty of the “Dolce Vita” made in Italy? The Costa Smeralda can! With the memories of the cruise experience I had aboard the flagship […]
Belize: the transformation of Port Coral
Construction has begun on a new docking facility for cruise ships near Belize City. The construction manager for the Port Coral project is Inter-coastal Marine Incorporated Company, one of the leading marine construction companies in Central America and the Caribbean. The project includes two “finger piers” (two parallel quays) which can accommodate four cruise ships […]
Msc Cruises presents the innovative Msc Seashore
The delivery date of the Msc Seashore, the new ship in the Msc Cruises Seaside EVO class, is quickly approaching and it is slated to enter into service beginning next August 2021. Msc Seashore is a very innovative and technological ship built by Fincantieri in their Monfalcone shipyards and will be completed notwithstanding the difficulties […]
Seabourn Spa & Wellness: luxury and relax on the sea
Seabourn Cruise Line, the ultra-luxury cruise experience, has raised the standards of well-being, pampering and relaxation with their updated Spa & Wellness area on board new ships under construction. The Spa & Wellness area was designed by Adam. D Tihany and will have an area entirely dedicated to it located on deck 7. It will […]
Viking Aton: a new river cruise ship on the Nile
VIKING ATON: VIKING RIVER CRUISES ADDS A NEW ADDITION TO ITS BUCKET-LIST CRUISES Viking River Cruises has just announced the addition of a second vessel in its fleet of Nile River itineraries. Viking Aton will join her identical sister ship Viking Osiris and Viking’s first owned and operated ship, Viking Ra, when Aton will debut […]
An Alaskan Adventure aboard Emerald Princess
An “Alaskan” Adventure aboard Emerald Princess by Andrew Sassoli-Walker. A beautiful travelogue for Cruising Journal. An adventure to “The last frontier” Hearing the words “Alaska” conjour’s up so many thoughts, from the scenery, to wildlife and tales of the famous Klondike gold rush. It is a destination that is best seen from a cruise, and with […]
Costa Toscana: Costa’s future flagship is floated out
Costa Toscana touched the cold Finnish waters off the Meyer Werft shipyards of Turku for the first time today. The future flagship of Costa Cruises will enter into service in December 2021. Costa Toscana, like its twin unit the Costa Smeralda, is powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and is part of Carnival Corporation’s expansion […]
Silver Dawn: float out for a new Silversea ship
Silver Dawn, a new Silversea Cruises ship, touched water for the first time during the float out at the Fincantieri shipyards in Ancona. The interior design and fittings will then continue for this, the tenth ship in the Silversea Cruises fleet. “We celebrate with pride this important goal achieved by our beautiful ship, the Silver […]
World Cruise 2022/23 with the new Viking Neptune
The “Thinking Person’s Cruise Line” is about to give its Passengers a Ph.D. on the most immersive voyage imaginable. Since its start in 1997, Viking Cruises have taken thousands of travelers on destination-focused itineraries on rivers and oceans around the world. Its chairman, Torstein Hagen, has charted his award-winning line’s immersive voyages to cater to […]
Emerald Waterways takes to The Rhone with A Top Chef
A river cruise aboard Emerald Libertè, Emerald Waterways, to discover the wonderful Rhone and the cuisine of the Top Chef Morreale. The Australian Company Scenic is no stranger to the River Cruise business. And its founder, Glen Moroney, is no stranger to travel. It all began in 1987 when Mulroney started his tour business with […]