The 2026 schedule marks a bold new frontier of American Cruise Lines (ACL), marking today the biggest collection of domestic cruises in the company’s history. […]
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Cruise Industry Buzz: Celestyal Journey Makes Historic Maiden Call to Jeddah
The Celestyal Journey has made its first visit to Jeddah, and this marks an important development in tourism in the Middle East since it is […]
Are You an Open or Assigned Seating Cruiser?
With each ship entering service, cruise lines introduce new features in an attempt to meet the changing needs of cruisers. However, nothing exceeds dining in […]
Top Five Ways to Have a Bad Cruise Vacation
My heart goes out to anyone who has a bad vacation. Whether it’s the fault of Mother Nature, an accident, dashed expectations, unsatisfactory food or […]
Steep Discounts On Azamara in Europe
Celebrity Cruises is offering steep discounts on its new brand, Azamara Cruises, during the 2008 Europe season. The 720-passenger Ex-Renassance Cruises ships, Azamara Journey and […]
103 Days on a Cruise Ship: Pure Bliss or a Prison?
Guest bloggers Arline and Sam Bleecker explore the idea of spending months at sea and let you decide: would you love or hate a world […]
Tips For Having A Stress-free Holiday Cruise
Every ship’s officer I’ve queried has admitted that the most difficult cruise of the year is the Christmas cruise. Not only are ships full of […]
Azamara Cruises Announces 2009/10 Asia Cruises
The 694-passenger Azamara Quest will winter in Asia in 2009/10 sailing on 14- to 18-night itineraries with overnight stays in ten ports. Alternating itineraries of […]
Bermuda To Permit Gambling Aboard Ships In Port
Bermuda, once one of the most popular cruise destination for cruisers from the Northeast, has seen a decrease in cruise ship visitors and will now […]
The Joys of European Riverboat Cruising
During one of my favorite European cruises I spontaneously popped ashore in Budapest for dinner at the historic, elegant Gundel House, one of Europe’s most […]