Noting strong close-in bookings at higher prices, Royal Caribbean Group executives reported the company experienced an extended and record-breaking Wave season this year and is increasing expectations for the rest of the 2023. Robust close-in demand particularly in the Caribbean, higher load…
Tauck is adding six new European river cruises to its 2024 lineup with each featuring special dinners onshore in palatial settings. The cruises will sail on the Rhine, Main, Danube, and Seine rivers, along with a new itinerary sailing the Dutch waterways….
Seabourn will offer its first voyage circumnavigating Africa. The 90-day Grand Africa Voyage will sail clockwise around the continent from Barcelona, departing Nov. 30, 2024. The 458-passenger Seabourn Sojourn will visit 44 ports in 26 countries, including Alexandria, Egypt; and Tel Aviv…
ONBOARD THE SCARLET LADY — Travelers who signed up for Virgin Voyages’ Limitless Voyage itinerary, focused on empowering women entrepreneurs, knew what they were in for when they booked. Participants figured the cruise would have to be good, being that it was…
The wind cut through a black wall of netting on a balmy, 80-degree morning in Fort Lauderdale. I stood on the 11th deck of the Nieuw Amsterdam on one side of a 3-foot high pickleball net as Gus Antorcha, president of Holland…
Carnival Cruise Line’s next Excel-class ship, the 6,500-guest Carnival Jubilee, will feature two new immersive ocean-themed zones. The Currents zone on Decks 6 and 7 will plunge guests into a space that appears to be below the ocean’s surface. The zone will…
Cruise lines usually have a list of banned items that passengers aren’t allowed to bring onboard. From the more obvious such as illegal drugs and weapons to the more surprising such as electric fans, passengers could get in trouble if they bring…
Virgin Voyages is partnering with World Poker Tour to provide a poker room on the Scarlet Lady. The ship, which sails four- and five-night cruises from Miami, will have a WPT at Sea poker room. The space will include eight custom poker…
Holland America Line will sail a 133-day Pole to Pole Grand Voyage and a 124-day Grand World Voyage in January 2025. Both will sail roundtrip out of Fort Lauderdale. The sailings come as HAL executives have said they are shifting to longer voyages…
Sports and river cruising might not be the exact combination that comes to mind when thinking of a vacation. But for a certain number of travelers — it is. And many river cruises are taking a step beyond offering active itineraries and…