Windstar Teases: A Peek At New Yachts

Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises is unveiling a first look at its Star Seeker – a 224-guest, brand-new ship that will debut in January of 2026.   Star Seeker will have 112 spacious suites, all but ten featuring a full private veranda or floor-to-ceiling infinity Read More …

Limited Offer: Pre-Cruise Hotels $8.88/night??

Dial-up internet, landlines, and VHS tapes—some things are best left in the past. But with age, some things only get better. At 50 years young, Super 8—America’s trusted roadside hotel brand—has never looked or felt better and to celebrate, the Read More …

Windstar Celebrates 40 Years of Small Ships

Windstar Cruises will commemorate its 40th anniversary season starting in October of 2024. To mark this milestone and kick off the celebration, guests are invited to join the festivities on board Star Legend’s Aegean Sea Odyssey Via the Corinth Canal cruise departing October 12 Read More …

Foul: Princess New Loyalty Accelerator Program

Princess Cruises has introduced a new Captain’s Circle Loyalty Accelerator program, allowing guests who purchase the Princess Plus or Premier Packages on voyages between August 1 and December 1, 2024, to earn double cruise credits. This promotion enables travelers to Read More …

Windstar Reveals More: New Ship, Star Seeker

Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises revealed today it’s planning to send its newest ship, Star Seeker, cruising to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. Windstar last sailed in Alaska and Japan in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to be Read More …

Sailing Viking: We’ve Been Modified

NOTE: This post was originally published in 2015 but the information is timely as the topic of “itinerary modifications” gets socially heated. It’s easy to look at travel plans like decisions.  Once made, we live with them.  Items on a Read More …

Costa Cruises Extends ‘Discovery Sale’ Until June 25

Costa Cruises North America is offering a “Discovery Sale” with cruises starting at $449 per person for various destinations like the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Northern Europe, and the United Arab Emirates. The sale ends on June 10, 2024, and guests booking Read More …

Dondra Ritzenthaler Takes the Helm as Chief Executive Officer of Azamara Cruises

Azamara Cruises, a small-ship cruise line we love for its Destination Immersion® and Extended Destination Days, celebrates the beginning of a new chapter as Dondra Ritzenthaler officially begins her role as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. A travel industry veteran with Read More …

Seattle’s 2024 Cruise Season Kicks Off 25 Years of Sailing to Alaska

The 2024 cruise season officially kicked off last weekend at the Port of Seattle’s Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66. The Port and local officials welcomed Norwegian Bliss for the first sailing of the 25th year of cruises between Seattle Read More …