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Exotic River Cruise News: New Ships on Amazon, Nile

06/13/2024
There’s a whole world of river cruising beyond beloved European rivers. Have you dipped your toe in the waters of exotic river cruising yet? Well, new ships on two of the world’s most fabled waterways give you more options to see sail into the heart of the ancient treasures of Egypt and unparalleled natural richness of the Amazon on your...

First LEGO Parade at Sea, Only Over-Water Swing and More on MSC World America

07/10/2024 in Caribbean
Building family fun on a cruise vacation couldn’t be easier. When the new MSC World America launches in April, 2025, it will have an over 10,0000 square foot kids’ area, complete with an enhanced partnership with LEGO that will offer first-at-sea experiences. Plus the only over-water swing ride – the ‘Cliffhanger’ - towering over 160 feet above the ocean -...

VIDEO TOUR: Panorama Suite on Scenic Eclipse During an Antarctic Expedition Cruise

09/12/2024 in Antarctica

One of the most remarkable things about sailing aboard the Scenic Eclipse in the Antarctic is the contrast between the wild remoteness just outside… and feeling like you’re a guest at a chic boutique hotel in any stylish urban hot spot in the world. 

One minute, you’re in a zodiac heading towards a colony of penguins on an ice and snow-covered...


Reservations Open as Windstar’s New Ship Set to Mark Cruise Line’s Return to Alaska

09/12/2024

Windstar Cruises’ brand-new ship debuts in early 2026, and reservations have opened for Star Seeker’s inaugural season in Alaska, Japan and the Caribbean. The small ship cruise line last sailed in Japan and Alaska in 2023. 

Star Seeker is currently under construction in Europe and is scheduled to debut at the end of 2025 and join Windstar’s 6-ship fleet in January...


New Digital Border Forms and Airport Hall Transform Travel to St. Maarten

10/10/2024

New digital border processing and hall at SXM airport mean arriving for your next trip to the Caribbean’s famous twin-nation island will be faster, easier, and better than ever before. But you do have to get online and fill out the new forms before you check in to your flight to St. Maarten.

Mandatory Digital Forms for Travel to St. Maarten

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Why This Ultra-Luxury Cruise Line is Building a Hotel in the Southernmost City on Earth

10/10/2024 in Chile

Silversea is taking a groundbreaking approach to ultra-luxury Antarctic expedition cruising – literally! The cruise line has broken ground on a hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile, to create a seamlessly deluxe experience for its guests on their voyages to the White Continent.

Silversea is the only cruise line that homeports from Puerto Williams during the Antarctic season. And the new, 150-room...


VIDEO: Emerald Captain Shares Why a Mega-Yacht is the Best Way to Cruise the Caribbean

10/10/2024 in Caribbean

If you thought sailing to small islands and boutique harbors in idyllic tropical places was just for billionaires in their private yachts, think again. Even you can feel like a billionaire on one of Emerald Cruises’ two new mega-yachts. 

We sailed aboard the Emerald Sakara on a ‘yachtsman’s itinerary’ from San Juan, Puerto Rico, weaving through the U.S. and British Virgin...


Four Seasons Yachts' Inaugural Sailing Season and First Ship's Suites Revealed

05/09/2024
Have you heard? The ultra-luxury hotel company is taking to the seas. In anticipation of its debut, the new cruise line is unveiling the incredible, ground-breaking, multi-story glass 'funnel' and other suites guests will call home, as well as the first 10 voyages of the as-yet unnamed new small ship.
 
 
Inaugural Season Voyages: Caribbean Waters and Mediterranean Seas
The first of the...

This Scandinavian Capital is Paying Visitors to Travel Green

07/10/2024 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to sustainable travel. The tourism board of the capital of Denmark is rewarding you to make green choices when you visit this summer as part of a pilot program that could lead the world in helping both locations and visitors to benefit more from travel. 
 
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New Record Set at Sea: World's Largest Pizza Party

07/25/2024
Plenty of cruise lines swear they serve the best pizza. But only one cruise line can now claim to hold the Guinness World Record for World’s Largest Pizza Party. Over 60,000 slices of pie were served fresh from the oven over multiple ships across the Princess Cruises fleet simultaneously in July, 2024 to set the record.
 
World’s Largest Pizza Party By...