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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 […]
Silversea Cruises: even more all-inclusive
Silversea Cruises will be even more all-inclusive with the 2022/2023 planned itineraries, now with excursions at each port and return flights included in the price. The newly scheduled program includes a collection of truly extraordinary voyages. Thanks in part to the recent addition to the fleet, it is the largest selection ever offered by the […]
Star Breeze is delivered after being “lengthened”
Star Breeze was returned to Windstar Cruises today at the Fincantieri shipyards in Palermo after undergoing the lengthening process, planned for all three Star Class ships. The Star Plus Initiative has a value of 250 million dollars and involves the Star Breeze, the first of the three ships to undergo the intervention, as well as […]
In Magellan’s footsteps with Australis
Australis Cruises Patagonia offers unique itineraries which follow Magellan’s routes on the 500th anniversary of his explorations. A truly unforgettable cruise experience. Once it was an unknown sea, a cold Antarctic area with inhospitable people. On November 1, 1520 Magellan decided to explore it with sailing ships and from then exactly 500 years have gone […]
Oceanwide Expeditions: the wonder of birds
Oceanwide Expeditions offers marvelous itineraries to discover birds, from the far south to the far north. For next year, Oceanwide has organized a number of special cruises for bird lovers and those who want to photograph birds. These exciting trips visit spectacular places in the Arctic, like Spitsbergen and Greenland, and places to the south […]
Pullmantur: is a future resumption possible?
Pullmantur considers resuming cruising months after the Spanish company became the first victim of insolvency caused by the Covid-19 virus. During the month of September, the company asked their followers on Facebook what they would like to see if Pullmantur was able to make a comeback. Among the requirements was obviously safety from a health […]
8 Reasons to Take a Scenic Cruise Along the Danube
Scenic River Cruises: a river cruise on the Danube in the experience told by our Monte Mathews. Informations and recomendations for a great voyage in this report by Cruising Journal. Luxury from Budapest to Nuremburg Taking an Australian ship on a river cruise through the heart of Europe may seem counterintuitive. But Scenic has been […]
The resumption of cruises in the United States still far off
The lifting of the “No Sail Order” in the United States will bring a gradual return to cruising, with new and rigid protocols and some trial cruises required before welcoming the first guests back on board. The reality is that we still have a ways to go. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
The Silver Moon: delivered by Fincantieri in Ancona
The Silver Moon, the new flagship of Silversea Cruises and second of three ships on order from Fincantieri, was delivered this morning in Ancona. Preceded by the beautiful Silver Muse, launched in 2017 in Sestri Ponente, the Silver Moon was delivered to the owners and is now awaiting to find out the itineraries it will […]
Viking Cruises: Discovering Europe through the Danube
Viking River Cruises‘ Danube: one of the best ways to experience Europe. Let’s discover how to visit Europe while on board a great river fleet with Monte Mathews and Cruising Journal. There are two universal truths about Viking River Cruises. One: literally everyone you talk to wants to take one. And two: everyone who wants […]
Swan Hellenic and Helsinki Shipyard: Vega3 arrives
On October 21, 2020 Swan Hellenic and Helsinki Shipyard announced the stipulation of a new contractual agreement for the order of a third cruise ship in the Vega class. Larger than its twin ships and designed to navigate in the waters of all the continents, the Vega 3 weighs 12,000 tons and is 125 meters […]
Fincantieri develops ventilation systems for Msc Cruises
Fincantieri has developed a new system of air purification for Msc Cruises to install on board their next-generation of ships. The Msc Seashore will have the first of these systems installed. Fincantieri and Msc Cruises have long been synonymous with research and innovation in the navigation and cruising sectors, with constant attention paid to the […]
Viking River Cruises: Day by Day On Viking Hlin
Viking River Cruise’s Rhine Getaway: Monte Mathews’ travel diary during an European cruise on board Viking Hlin. As river cruising grows and grows in popularity, Viking River Cruises, the industry giant and its most award-winning cruise line, has added something new. Its world-wide itineraries now feature Culinary Tours, Wine Tastings and multiple opportunities to sample […]