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Jubilee Travel Blogs

Beyond the Nightclubs: World Heritage Reasons to Visit Spain’s Balearic Islands

02/27/2025 in Spain

Before Ibiza earned its reputation as the world’s hot spot for beach club nightlife and its electronic dance music scene, the Balearic Islands stayed under the radar of all but the most in-the-know of European travelers. Now the secret’s out – but there’s so much more to these four Mediterranean islands off the coast of Spain than global celebrity DJs...


2 Cruise Lines Implement New Age Restrictions on Young Travelers

02/27/2025

Two of the world’s biggest cruise lines are cracking down on young travelers cruising on their own. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Carnival Cruise Line quietly changed their minimum age policies in February 2025. 

They are still two of the most family- and kid-friendly cruise lines out there, with cruise guests of all ages welcomed. 

The change is for young adults traveling...



Dive Into Local Tradition at the Caribbean’s Only Channel Swim

02/13/2025 in St Kitts and Nevis

For nearly a quarter century, it’s been the premiere open water swimming event of the Caribbean. And again this March, swimmers from around the world challenge themselves on the Nevis to St. Kitts Cross Channel Swim – the only channel swim in the Caribbean. 

The 2.5-mile expanse of scenic water of the “Narrows” strait between the sister islands might not represent the...


This Popular Ocean Cruise Line is Launching River Cruises!

02/13/2025

If you love Celebrity Cruises on the seas and have always thought of taking a river cruise, mark 2027 on your calendar. That’s when Celebrity River Cruises is launching – and you can book your place on one of the first European river cruises by this ‘modern luxury’ cruise line this year! 

In an announcement that took cruise and travel fans...


The Coldest Cruise in the World? Ponant Inaugurates Icebreaking Winter Voyage

02/13/2025 in Québec

It's the first time ever that a cruise ship has navigated the frozen St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada - in the WINTER! Carving new horizons for small-ship, luxury expedition cruising even more than Antarctic and Arctic cruises, which are held during the summer months. 

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO FOR AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Ponant's CEO Herve Gastinel, on board Ponant's...


How Hong Kong Celebrates 2025’s Year of the Snake

01/23/2025 in Hong Kong

Chinese New Year is celebrated in over a dozen countries, but Hong Kong’s festivities make it one of the most exciting, colorful, flavorful places in the world to ring in the Lunar New Year. Our friends at the Hong Kong Tourism Board have shared the top 10 festive Chinese New Year activities, but don’t take our word for it!  Add...


Don’t Miss This: The Once-in-a-Generation Tradition Transforming Rome This Year

01/23/2025 in Rome

Once every 25 years, the epicenter of the Catholic faith becomes an even greater pilgrimage destination for the world’s faithful, with a Holy Year. Jubilees have been part of Church tradition since the 1300’s, held at 25-year intervals so that every generation can participate in at least one Holy Year. 

Jubilee 2025 is celebrated throughout Rome, the Vatican City and even...


Sandals Reveals Top Trends in All-inclusive Vacations – and Where You Can Find Them

01/23/2025

Travelers are looking for more than sun and sand from their all-inclusive vacations – and Sandals and Beaches Resorts has its finger on the pulse of your island holiday fantasies. Their parent company, Sandals Resorts International, has revealed the most in-demand practices and innovations that are transforming Caribbean vacations – and where they’re already being implemented in resorts you can...


Tahiti and More: Gems of French Polynesia to Discover on Your Paul Gauguin Cruise

01/23/2025

There’s magic in the word ‘Tahiti.’ It conjures up visions of the ultimate tropical escape and sailing serenely through pristine, jewel-toned waters that kiss the undeveloped, palm-lined shores and reflect dramatic peaks. Part of one of the most remote and romanticized regions of the world, the mere mention of Tahiti evokes fantasies of cruising through an exotic paradise – isolated...