Hate To Fly? New Gear, Travel Services Can Help

It’s one of the biggest disparities between imagined and actual in the entire cruise travel process: air to get there.  Once on the ship, regardless of the cruise line, odds are extremely high that your experience will be a good Read More …

Seabourn Europe 2019 Cruise Ship Itineraries Detailed

Seabourn cruise ships will be exploring Europe next year with a menu of exciting travel options enabling cruise travelers to discover natural beauty, culture, art, architecture, history, and more. The Seabourn Europe 2019 season will feature a record four ultra luxury Read More …

Solid Viking Value, Quality Continue Evolution, Smartly

Another question asked as we sail comes from Polly & Tim from Denver who will be sailing with Viking Cruises later this year. Should I pre-tip on my Viking cruise like I do on any other cruise? If so, how Read More …

Carnival Triumph To Become Carnival Sunrise

Carnival Sunshine was the first ship in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet to bring all elements of the Funship 2.0 upgrade plan to sea. In the last five years, that program has been rolled out fleetwide. Originally launched as Carnival Read More …

The Late Delivery Effect: When Cruise Ships Are Not Built On Time

Scenic Cruises recently made an announcement we don’t hear very often: the new ship they are building will not be ready on time.  More commonly reported on this topic: lots of ships across nearly all cruise brands are coming our way Read More …

Cunard Crowdfunding Brings New Statue of Liberty Museum

Cunard has partnered with The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation to help build a new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island.  Scheduled to open in 2019, the new attraction will celebrate the Lady’s story, explore how she has evolved from national Read More …

Carnival San Diego 2020 Booking Season Open, Choosing Difficult

Carnival Cruise Line returns to the Port of San Diego for the first time in seven years when Carnival Miracle arrives in late 2019.  2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle will sail a schedule of three- to 15-day voyages from San Diego from December 2019 to February 2020 starting Read More …

Cruise Bored? Perhaps Something Different Is In Order

Developing local embarkation ports around North America, cruise lines have made it easier for cruise travelers to make it from home to the ship. Flying or driving from home to the embarkation port takes costs less and takes less time Read More …

Luxury Expedition Cruises Bring Deep Touring

Abercrombie & Kent has been defining luxury adventure travel since 1962. Over the decades, A&K travel services have been extended to over 100 countries around the world on all seven continents by land and air.  This top travel company also Read More …