Carnival Cruise Line reopens wedding program: Travel Weekly

Carnival Cruise Line reopens wedding program: Travel Weekly

Carnival Cruise Line is restarting its wedding program in September and has opened reservations for weddings and vow renewals.  Guests can choose from a ceremony at sea aboard a Carnival ship; on embarkation day, enabling guests who are not sailing to debark…

American Queen's Ocean Victory introduces a new breed of expedition cruising to the Last Frontier: Travel Weekly

American Queen's Ocean Victory introduces a new breed of expedition cruising to the Last Frontier: Travel Weekly

ONBOARD THE OCEAN VICTORY — What do you get when you cross a river cruise brand with an expedition ship? American Queen Voyages’ Ocean Victory, which introduced a new breed of adventure cruising in Alaska. The 186-passenger newbuild sailed its inaugural Alaska…

HAL's Zaandam, Seabourn Quest return to cruising: Travel Weekly

HAL's Zaandam, Seabourn Quest return to cruising: Travel Weekly

Holland America Line and Seabourn both returned ships to service this week as cruise companies get closer to having their entire fleets back in operation after the pandemic-induced hiatus. HAL’s Zaandam, which set sail on Thursday out of Port Everglades, leaves the…

Viking takes delivery of the Mars: Travel Weekly

Viking takes delivery of the Mars: Travel Weekly

Viking has taken delivery of the Viking Mars, the eighth ship in its class.  The 930-passenger, oceangoing ship is now on its way to Valletta, Malta, where it will officially be named on May 17 by its godmother, Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the…

Emerald Cruises names godmother for its Azzurra superyacht: Travel Weekly

Emerald Cruises names godmother for its Azzurra superyacht: Travel Weekly

Emerald Cruises has named a godmother for its newest superyacht.  Sarah Wikevand, managing director of U.K.-based cruise specialist ROL Cruise, will be the godmother of the Emerald Azzurra, the premium river cruise line’s first oceangoing superyacht.  Wikevand will christen the Emerald Azzurra…

New Zealand plans to reopen to cruise ships in July: Travel Weekly

New Zealand plans to reopen to cruise ships in July: Travel Weekly

New Zealand’s government will fully reopen its borders to international cruise ships at the end of July.  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday the decision provides “good preparation time for airlines and cruise ship companies planning a return to New Zealand in…

Viking completes its first Great Lakes voyage: Travel Weekly

Viking completes its first Great Lakes voyage: Travel Weekly

Viking on May 6 completed its inaugural Great Lakes voyage on the new Viking Octantis, the largest cruise ship to sail the Great Lakes.  Viking is offering three Great Lakes itineraries this year on the 378-passenger expedition ship.  One itinerary will be…